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Description: | A cast copper alloy harness pendant of probable medieval (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is circular in plan and is slightly convex. On the top edge of the pendent is an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant. The front face of the pendant has a regular cast design which is unusual for the type of artefact. It consists of a central raised zoomorphic element which could be a representation of a large cat (such as leopard or lion) head. Some of the detail of the design has been lost through abrasion but it seems as if the hair is depicted in a series of vertical ribs and the two ears extend either side of this. Curved raised lines represent the mane. The animals head is raised above the level of the pendant, the surrounding area is decorated with a beaded line, and then a border of raised pellets and the edge of the pendant has a slight rim to it. The reverse face is slightly concave and undecorated. The whole of the pendant has been gilded and much of this applied surface survives, The harness pendant is a mid brown green colour with an abraded patina that covers all un-gilt surfaces. The shape and type of pendant suggests a date in the13th-15th centuries. Compare YORYM-8499C8 and HESH-B86641.
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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