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Description: | A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy and gilded harness pendant with a suspension mount (c. 1300-c. 1400 AD). The suspension mount is sub-rectangular in plan. It has two lower tabs through which an iron bar passes to allow the pendant to swivel. At the rear of the mount, close to the top, there is an integral rivet which is circular in cross-section and its end has been burred.The pedant is sub-rectangular in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. A suspension loop situated at the centre of the top, protrudes upwards and is 90° to the plane of the pendant.The body of the pendant is in the form of a lion statant guardant facing right. The facial features are worn although the eyes and a nose are just visible. All four legs are short and stubby with rounded paws. The tail arches then runs parallel to the back and becomes integral with the head.Similar harness pendants have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: ESS-E6C7C2; NMS-70E1C3; NMS-7F7495 and SF-0F8F83.Both elements have no patina and the metal is matt and dark brown. There are traces of gilding on the pendant and mount.32.1 x 18.4 x 8.1mm. Weight: 5.89g.Pendant: 25.0 18.4 x 2.8mm.Suspension mount: 13.3 x 7.1 x 8.1mm.
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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