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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy heraldic harness pendant of Medieval date. It has worn surfaces and is missing most of the suspension loop due to old breaks. The plate is quatrefoil in form with the integrally cast suspension loop set at right angles to the plane of the plate and missing its upper edges due to old breaks. The front face of the pendant carries an enamelled heraldic device comprising multiple transverse bands in blue enamel, with four red birds or martlets evenly spaced around the plate, the silvering in between now missing due to post-depositional corrosion. The Arms may be described as 'Barry of 10 argent and azure, an orle of martlets gules' and are probably the Arms of Aymer de Valence (c.1270-1324 AD), Earl of Pembroke. The pendant measures 35.80mm in length, 29.19mm in width, 2.86mm in thickness and 8.97g in weight. This is a heraldic harness pendant of Medieval date. The Arms are those of the de Valence family, Earls of Pembroke, and most likely relate to Aymer de Valence who was Earl from 1307 until his death in 1324 (E. Martin, SCCAS, pers. comm.). His mother, Joan, had a Suffolk connection and Aymer held extensive lands in the county; his widow founded Pembroke College, Cambridge (E. Martin, SCCAS, pers. comm.). It is possible that due to its form the pendant relates to one of the female members of the family, although may simply be decorative. It is likely to date to the early-14th century AD, perhaps c.1307-1324 AD. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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