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Description: | A medieval enamelled copper-alloy horse harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped and has a suspension loop at the top. The surface of the pendant is entirely covered with three colours of enamel; blue, degraded yellow and green.The shield depicts a griffin or lion pouncing to the left with claws outsplayed. The body of the animal seven spots on it. These spots no longer contain enamel but rather show the copper metal below. Above the back of the animal are two five pointed stars. Below the animal is one five pointed star. The animal is shown in blue enamel, the stars in yellow and the background in green.
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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