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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy harness pendant of medieval date. The pendant is shield shaped with a worn projection from which the suspension loop would have extended from the centre of its top edge. The front face of the pendant has bee quartered and decorated with a raised heraldic motif. Two quarters are filled with red enamel and bear traces of a now indeterminable design. The remaining two quarters appear undecorated except for a single diagonal stepped line running from the top left corner to slightly below the medial point on the right hand edge. The reverse is flat and undecorated.An suspension loop and fitting were found with the pendant and while the two pieces no longer fit together due to wear it is likely that the two pieces were associated. The metal has a dark greenish-brown patina and is worn. The pendant is 28.6mm long, 21.1mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 5.2g. The suspension loop is 17.2mm long, 7.9mm wide, 6,5mm thick and weighs 2.7g.Harness pendants are common from the 12th to 14th centuries with circular forms predominating in the 12th century and more varied types being introduced later.
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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