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Description: | Copper alloyHarness Pendant. Rectangular plate with a suspension loop formed by paired lugs with a bar between them, allowing movement forwards and backwards. A figurative motif in cast relief shows a bird bending over a nest with chicks. This probably represents the 'Pelican in its piety' feeding its young with blood from its breast, a type or image representing Christ giving his blood to nourish believers at the Eucharist. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500.Length/Height: 24.8mm, Width: 13.3mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 3mm, Weight: 3.47gms.
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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