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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date, c. AD 1100-1350.The harness pendant consists of a rectangular hanger that is only slightly decorated with a narrow groove across the middle width, separating the head of the hanger from the hinged suspension lug. The reverse of the hanger has a shank of rectangular section that appears to have an abbraded break at its end.The pendant suspends from the hanger from a shank positioned in the centre of the upper edge of a shield-shape. The tip of the shield is missing, and the surface has been considerably worn, but enough remains to identify a chequerboard pattern of copper-alloy squares alternating with blue enamel squares. Only the two uppermost squares of blue enamel remain.If the original gold colour of the copper alloy were retained, then the pendant can be described in heraldic terms as chequy or and azure. Clive Cheeseman notes that these arms can be attributed to the Warenne family (de Garenne in French sources), who were the Earls of Surrey until the 14th century, but held estates across the country.
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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