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Description: | Medieval enamelled copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century dateThe shield-shaped pendant is corroded but is near-complete (with an overall length of 36.4mm and a weight of 6.7g). The pendant was hinged to a missing suspension mount by the loop at the apex (10.5mm high, 6.9mm deep and 1.9mm - 4.0mm thick) with a circular perforation containing the remnants of the iron hinge-pin. The shield-shaped pendant (26.1mm long, 22.5mm wide and 2.1mm thick) is gently convex. The decorative device is heraldic, comprising a diagonal band (bend), within which none of the enamel has survived. The diagonal appears to be flanked on each side with a narrower wavy line (cotised wavy), also free of enamel. The top and right area of the shield has green (Vert) enamel and the lower left part has red (gules) enamel.? bend, cotised wavy benlets, vert chief, gules baseThe surface is poorly preserved with a pale green corrosion and elsewhere the surface has been stripped to the brown metalIt has not been possible to associate a family with the heraldic device.
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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