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Description: | A copper alloy, gilded harness pendant of most unusual size (82 x 40mm), form, decoration and construction. The pendant, which is slightly bent in profile, is shaped like a rounded shield of Norman type on which is mounted a sinuous dragon-like creature which is held in place by a single rivet which projects through the back of the shield. The decoration on the shield is very worn but can be seen to comprise flowing curvilinear vegetal forms with additional engraved lines; the decoration and the gilding only survive well where they were protected from post-deposition wear by the mounted dragon. Seven leaf-shaped shallow hollowsform part of the decoration and these run around the shield and appear to have been infilled with a blue enamel, very little of which now survives. The elongated dragon-form mount runs along the length of the shield and its head is level with the hole of the projecting suspension loop. The tail is missing and the break in the body points upwards and outwards. The head is long and pointed and the ears are small hollows. The neck of the dragon is narrow and the body expands markedly to represent the wings. Some gilding survives as does an area of zigzag work on the left side of the widening body.A date within the second half of the 12th century is proposed.
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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