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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is a quatrefoil shape and has a suspension loop that is turned through 90 degrees. The central design is a shield with a lion rampant in the centre. Traces of red enamel survive in the background, and silvering on the charge and the tressure that surrounds the shield. It has a length of 30.51mm, width 21.32mm, thickness 4.12mm, weight 7.81g. For reference see P and E Saunders 1991. Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue part 1 pgs 24-27. The pendant probably dates from the 13th or 14th century. One family who used the arms of "gules a lion rampant argent" was the de Mumbrays of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
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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