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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy horse harness pendant of Medieval date. The pendant is sub-circular or oval in plan, with a perforated loop set at 90 degrees to the top edge. The perforated loop is incomplete as it has broken at the top. The pendant measures 27.84mm in length and 18.78mm wide. It weighs 4.83g.The central image of the pendant is a shield bearing three parallel chevrons, however, the two sides of the top chevron do not appear to join in the centre. These chevrons were filled with red enamel, but this only remains on the right hand side of the shield. There is evidence of gilding on areas of the shield and on the background. The reverse of the pendant is plain.A very similar example, BH-5DAF34, was found in Hertfordshire. The design of the three red chevrons on the shield on these pendants may be associated with the de Clare family (Earls of Gloucester and Hereford) which indicates a late 13th to early 14th century date.
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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