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Description: | Medieval cast copper-alloy shield shaped harness pendant. The top edge is straight with convex sides meeting at a point at the bottom. The stub of a transverse suspension loop projects form the centre of the top edge. The front has enamelled heraldic decoration in the form of a checkerboard pattern with several raised square fields containing red enamel on a background of possibly gold or silver. The top left corner of the front face retains some detail of a canton however the details are indistinct. The back is plain. The pendant is 34.9mm in length, 25.8mm wide across the top, 2mm thick and weighs 8.33g.Checky Or or Argent and Gules with a canton is known to have been used by several families including the Raynes (different branches used argent or or) and Hugh de Tattershall, who is listed on several 14th century armorial rolls, but without more clarity on the canton it is impossible to be sure which is indicated. Heraldic shield shaped pendants were most popular in the 14th century (Griffiths 1986:1).
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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