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Description: | Medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant. The pendant is lozenge shaped with a broken transverse circular suspension loop projecting from the top point and a rectangular loop at the bottom. The back is slightly recessed in the centre and the front is enamelled. The enamel has turned green but was probably originally 'checky or and azure' (gold and blue checks), the arms of the de Warenne Earls of Surrey, holders of the rape of Lewes. It is 50.3mm long, 24.8mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 13.3 grams.The de Warenne line died out in 1347 although the arms continued to be used as quarterings by various descendants. The form of the pendant is usual in that the second rectangular loop at the base suggests a second part of the pendant was suspended below the first. This arrangement could not be paralleled in the usual sources although it is perhaps slightly similar to SWYOR-5AE896 on this database.
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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