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Description: | An extremely abraded fragment of a Medieval copper-alloy horse harness pendant. The pendant is slightly concave. The front seems to be decorated with a raised three-pronged design, now badly corroded and most of the decoration has been worn away. It is possible this was meant to be a bird, or perhaps a geometric design. The back is undecorated. There is a suspension bar at the top which is broken at the bottom of the loop; the suspension loop hole runs perpendicular to the pendant front. The main pendant measures 30.3mm long, 23.6mm wide and 1.2mm thick. The total length of pendant with the remains of the suspension bar is 44.8mm long. The pendant weighs 10.04 grams. Horse harness pendants of this type tend to date to between c. 1250-1400 AD, however due to a lack of recognizable heraldic decoration or enameling, a more specific date is difficult.
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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