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Description: | A Medieval cast copper-alloy harness pendant (c. 1200-c. 1400).The body of the pendant is lozenge-shaped. At the centre of the top it has a vertical suspension shaft and loop turned through 90° to the body. The rounded loop is misshapen and is set rearwards of the body. The upper part of the loop is very thin and this may be due to wear while the object was suspended. At the front there is a heraldic device. It is divided horizontally at the centre. In the lower half there is a raised cross-crosslet of red enamel. The upper half has two or possibly three sunken motifs (one above two). These are possibly scallop shells and the surface surrounding these motifs has traces of blue enamel. The rear face is flat and plain.This pendant has no patina and the metal is a purple brown colour with small patches of copper-alloy corrosion at the front and rear.35.0 x 24.6 x 7.3mm. Weight: 4.88g.
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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