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Description: | Medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant, corroded, comprising an elaborate quatrefoil outer frame ,with suspension-loop at apex, the interstices of the quatrefoil frame each containing a radiating shield bearing an engraved cross. Below the suspension-loop the a slot in the base of the suspension-loop contains a separate pin with swinging quatrefoil pendant and central copper alloy dome-headed rivet. Length 38mm. Width 24mm. Cf. Griffiths (1986), no.18, and broadly similar types in fig.5.93, SF 81 and SF 609. 13th-14th century.
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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