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Description: | A medieval horse harness pendant, a slightly bent lozengiform with a suspension-loop (33.5 x 45mm). It is worn and corroded. The surface treatment of the metal is missing, though fragments of red enamel survive. Blazon: Gules a gryllus hooded sejant to dexter ?Or/Argent. A gryllus is a monster of dissimilar body parts. It often comprises a human head and a bird-like body with a tail and two legs. In other instances the body is that of a lion (as probable here) or a wyvern. See Ashley (2002), fig. 17, nos. 154-5. This example dates from the 13th-14th century.
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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