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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy medieval horse harness pendant, dating from the 13th to 15th century AD. The pendant is of two-part form, comprising an outer frame and swinging central pendant. The frame is quatrefoil in plan with long knopped projections extending from within the gaps between the foils of the quatrefoil. The neck of the frame thickens to the integral suspension loop. The inner pendant is attached to the main frame at the top of the neck near the loop,; it is probably secured by a rivet however this cannot be seen in the current state of corrosion. The inner pendant has a main quartefoil body which sits within the qautrefoil frame discussed above. This inner pendant would have be able to swing but this is no longer possible because of corrosion. No evidence of enamelling survives however tiny traces of gilding do. Similar swinging harness pendants are recorded on this database, for example SUR-2E77B6, LEIC-1B2172 and WAW-13AC33.
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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