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Description: | Complete copper alloy lozenge-shaped heraldic harness pendant with a suspension loop at 90º to the plane of the pendant. Medieval, probably thirteenth or fourteenth century. Length 29mm, width 29mm and 1.2mm thick. Weight 6.68g.The suspension loop is bent rearwards at an angle of about 120º from vertical and it can be calculated that prior to being bent the length of the pendant would have been 48mm. The front face of the pendant is "quartered", that is to say, it is divided into four equal parts by a horizontal and perpendicular line crossing each other in the centre of the field. Each quarter apparently bore an enamelled heraldic device. However, due to excessive corrosion the detail of the devices cannot be discerned. The rear of the pendant is even and plain. Since its discovery, the finder has coated the piece with a substance (probably vegetable oil) which has darkened the metal to a dark reddish brown colour.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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