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Description: | A copper-alloy horse harness pendant of Medieval (probably 13th-14th century) date.The pendant is hexagonal in plan and has a decorative lobe extending from each point. The central image, depicted in relief, is that of a flower with a bulbous head at the top of each of its three stems and a rivet hole at the base. The left hand field (as you look at it) contains traces of red enamel, the right contains dark blue. The pendant is attached to a bar-like hanger, at the base of which are two protruding 'prongs', joined at the end, which have been folded backwards to create a loop for the axis bar. The pendant loop is located between these prongs and is held in place by the axis bar. The hanger is of triangular section and contains two rivet holes. One of these sits within a decorative terminal at the top, which is defined by a narrowing of the sides, and has rounded projection at the top. The second rivet hole is at the centre of a transverse ridge. A further, narrower, ridge is located near the base. The upper surface of the hanger exhibits possible traces of gilding. The pendant is slightly bent and the surfaces are corroded. The artefact measures 67.5mm long, 24.9mm wide and up to 6.9mm thick. It weighs 9.61g.A similar pendant, from Norfolk, is illustrated by Ashley (2002: 24, no. 231), who says that the design may or may not be armorial in nature.
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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