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Description: | A Medieval copper-alloy harness pendant.The pendant takes the form of a heater shield bearing the following arms: Or, fretty azure (blue enamel crossed-hatched lines on a gold background). The hanger, which extends upwards from the centre of the top side, has been deliberately twisted so that the worn aperture faces forwards. The pendant is heavily corroded. It measures 45mm long, 27.3mm wide and 4.8mm thick (hanger). The weight is 10.58g.The arms represented here are consistent with those of Robert de Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby, who was born in around 1271 and died in about 1317.
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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