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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy harness pendant of Medieval date (c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1400). Length: 27.0mm; width: 15.0mm and 5.41mm thick. Weight: 3.37g.The pendant is shield-shaped and the suspension loop projects slightly forwards is turned through a 90° angle to the plane of the pendant. The shaft of the loop is centrally situated along the upper straight edge and the perforation is filled with iron corrosion, the remains of the bar that enabled the pendant to swivel. At the front, within a plain border, is a device in the form of three vertical linear fields interspersed with eight quatrefoil-shaped fields. All these fields may have been filled with enamel. However, none has survived. The rear face is plain. There are no traces of gilding on either face.A patina has not survived and there are superficial deposits of copper alloy corrosion products on both faces. These are particularly noticeable on the rear face.
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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