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Description: | A medieval copper alloy elaborate quatrefoil pendant from a harness. It is a quatrefoil with a knop at each angle, with a square-topped shield extending to the upper pair of knops and its rounded base flanked by the lower pair. The suspension loop at the top of the pendant can be seen to be turned at right angles to it, but the uppermost part has been bent out of shape. There is an heraldic beast within the shield, now extremely worn. It may be a lion rampant with the tip of the tail represented by a fleur de lis just visible in the upper right-hand corner, and parts of the limbs and paws upraised to the left, but the head resembles that of an owl with pricked ears. A solid area behind the creature's back suggests a wing. There are traces of red enamel surrounding the creature, and possibly of black enamel around the edges of the pendant. It measures 36.33mm in length, 23.52mm in width, 2.17mm in thickness and weighs 6.75g.Steven Ashley suggest a mid fourteenth century date for pendants of this shape.(Ashley, 2002, p.23)
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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