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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy harness pendant of Medieval date (c. AD 1250 - c. AD 1400). Length 40.2mm, width 23.3mm and 3.2mm thick. Weight 10.56g.The pendant is shield-shaped and the suspension loop is turned through 90° to the plane of the pendant. The front is decorated with a lion rampant within a field which is now corroded. The field may have, originally contained enamel. However, no enamel has survived. The body, limbs and tail of the lion have trace of decayed enamel, now coloured blue. The rear face is plain. The piece is corroded overall and in poor condition.A similar harness mount has been published (Ashley, S. 2002. "Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk". 12, fig. 12, ref. 71).
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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