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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval heraldic harness pendant, dating from about AD 1200-1450. The quatrefoil-shaped pendant has an integral suspension loop at the top, which is turned 90° to the pendant. In the centre of the pendant is a square with a lion passant facing left on a blue enamel field and from each side of the square protrudes a fleur-de-lis on a red enamel field. The metal has a dark green patina surviving in places, and is a red colour where the patina is missing. The edges are very abraded.Similar heraldic horse harness pendants can be seen in Cherry (1991) in Saunders (ed) Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1. Harness pendants are generally dated from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, with circular and openwork examples predominating the twelfth century, more varied types in the thirteenth and fourteenth century including the enamelled and heraldic types (Griffiths, 1995, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment). Quatrefoil pendants are likely a little later in date. Similar harness pendants may be found on the database at record IDs: SWYOR-006882, NLM-E06E66, SUSS-F5A0A5, IOW-051DF1, ESS-04D590, HESH-EB5A47 and SWYOR-1013E4.
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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