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Description: | Copper alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period. The pendant consists of a square plate with a suspension attachment. At each side of the plate are the remains of a loop tab, now both broken to reveal two curving projecting arms. The front of the plate is decorated with a slightly raised design of an animal passant, probably a loup (wolf) within a circular border. Between the central circle and the corners of the square plate are lis motifs. The voids between the designs are filled with circular pellets giving a flocked appearance. When the pendant is hanging, the design appears upside down. The suspension mechanism is formed of a rectangular projecting tab, expanding in thickness away from the plate giving an ovoid cross section. The centre of the tab has a rectangular notch cut, longer on the front than the back, giving the attachment the appearance of two extending prongs. Each arm of the suspension mechanism has an oval perforation through which a circular cross-sectioned copper alloy bar passes horizontally. The void in the hole is now filled with solidified sediment. The bar is broken at each side.It measures 24.7mm in length, 23.9mm in width and 5.2mm in thickness at the loops, 1.3mm at the plate. The pendant weighs 3.01g.
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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