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Description: | A cast copper alloy harness pendant dating from the Medieval period; the 13th or 14th century. It is shield shaped with a flat top, convex sides and a pointed base. The design is of a rampant lion facing left. There are traces of enamel, possibly red, in the cells forming the lion. The pendant was probably gilded or tinned but none survives. At the top is a suspension loop at right angles to the plane of the pendant. The reverse is slightly hollow and the pendant has a mottled green patina. Compare similar pendants in Ashley.
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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