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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy harness pendant of medieval date. The pendant is quatrefoil in plan and is decorated with a worn heraldic devise and coloured enamel. The devise is of a central lion statant within a square of red enamel framed within an irregular pattern of blue enamel.The reverse is flat and undecorated and the suspension loop projecting from the upper edge is worn.The metal is a mid blackish-brown colour with some green patches and is worn. The harness pendant is 28.5mm long, 21.1mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 3.9g.Harness pendants were common in the 13th and 14th centuries but were not necessarily used directly by the nobles whose arms are depicted. They were also used to mark possessions such as horses, or as badges of allegiance to these nobles.A similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as SOM-FDE0D1.
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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