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Description: | An incomplete and worn copper-alloy Heraldic quatrefoil harness pendant of Medieval date. It is missing part of the suspension loop due to old breaks, now worn.The front face bears the armorial device of a cross patonce gules. In each angle of the cross is a plain cross gules. The back face is flat and undecorated. At the top of the pendant is the remains of an integral flat, oval suspension loop with a central circular hole and set at right angles to the plane of the pendant.This harness pendant measures 42.45mm in length, 29.69mm in width, 1.77mm in thickness, 9.95g in weight.There are similar examples recorded from Norfolk (Ashley, 2002, p. 22, no. 217, 218). However, no direct parallels could be found.
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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