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Description: | A corroded and incomplete copper-alloy horse harness pendant, dating from the Medieval period.The pendant is roughly square in plan. The design is executed in low-relief, the central element, contained within a circular border, being that of a lion passant. The field surrounding the lion is stippled and gilded, as are the four surrounding panels, each separated from the next by a lis which angles towards its respective corner. At the top of the pendant is a remnant of the hanger. The pendant has been perforated by a domed-head rivet, located below the hindquarters of the lion. The object measures 17.2mm high, 15.7mm wide and 1.6mm thick (not including the rivet). It weighs 2.9g.A parallel for the pendant is illustrated by Steven Ashley in his Medieval Armorial Horse furniture in Norfolk (2002: 8, fig. 8. no. 22)., where it forms part of an elaborate pendant set of suggested 12th to early 13th century date.
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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