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Description: | A cast copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. It has a square plate with integrally cast suspension loop at the top, which is rectangular in section and has a circular aperture. The raised edges of the plate have multiple incised vertical grooves on their outer faces producing a scalloped appearance and an almost zig-zag ridge along each side. The centre of the front face is recessed ans has a slight square border within which is a separately cast copper-alloy quatrefoil flower. This has three moulded grooves on each petal and is held in place by a large separately cast copper-alloy rivet that has a globular head and cylindrical shaft that pierces both flower and plate being visible projecting from the back face of the plate. The entire pendant is suspended from a separately cast suspension mount. This is rectangular in form with separately cast cylindrical bar, rectangular slot for the pendant to hinge, and a decorative terminal at the attachment. This terminal is in the form of a quatrefoil flower identical to that at the centre of the plate, with a central circular rivt hole missing its rivet due to old breaks. Traces of relatively thickly applied gilding are visible on all exterior surfaces of the object, including the back face of the plate. It measures 45.18mm in total length (29.85mm at pendant, 20.92mm at suspension mount) 18.73mm in width, 3.50mm in thickness (10.18mm including central rivet) and 9.79g in weight.This is a decorative pendant, probably from a horse harness, of Medieval date. Similar examples are noted on the PAS database (e.g. HAMP777, IOW-E89E23, IOW-326732, YORYM-A35667 or KENT-DEC655) and suggest a Medieval date for the current example, perhaps in the 14th century if not slightly earlier or 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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