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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant. It was probably part of an elaborate Medieval horse harness fitting. The pendant is cast in the form of a bird of prey probably a hunting falcon. It would have been attached by a loop around an axis bar and fixed between the two arms. The fitting is generally flat with a flat base and convex top but with a two dimensional head and torso. The head has a short hooked beak and prominent eye, below the head is a narrowed neck with outstretched wings conjoined with an oval body ending in a lobed tail emphasised by two holes probably created for defination to the wings and deleanate the illusion of a division between the wings and the tail. The piece is dark brown with traces of gilding and staining indicating that it was probably originally gilded all over. The body, wings and head are slightly raised and uneven giving the impression of feathers and the reverse is flat and undecorated. The mount shares similarities with NLM-6AFB72, LVPL-274A07, and SUSS-180097. The length is 24mm and the width 16mm. Dating between c1200 and c1400 AD.
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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