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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy medieval (1200-1400) shield-shaped horse harness pendant with traces of red enamel and gilding, missing the top of the loop (which is turned through 90 degrees).The harness pendant has a heraldic device which can be described thus: Or, a lion rampant gules. The tail of the lion, which faces left, trifurcates.The shield is rectangular in shape with two adjacent rounded corners. The loop has worn through at its top (old damage). To the reverse is a patch of original surface, now a mid-green colour and smooth and shiny.The pendant measures 33.83mm in length, 20.56mm in width, 5.40mm in depth and weighs 6.28g. The shield itself is 25.87mm long and 2.01mm thick.
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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