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Description: | A lead alloy heart shaped object which may be a pendant. It is probably Medieval, perhaps dating from AD 1300 - 1500. The object has a short stem in the centre of the upper side of the heart which slightly overlaps the design and may be the remains of an integral suspension loop. The heart is flat and looks very like a pilgrim or livery badge, except that it is decorated on both sides. On one side is a smaller, heart-shaped moulding separated from the rim of the pendant by a deep groove. Within the smaller heart is a narrower groove surrounding what may be a crown. The other side has also been decorated with a moulded heart within a deep groove but the further detail of the design on this side is worn and almost illegible. It appears to be three roundels. The artefact has a light grey patina. It is 23.6mm long, 20.1mm wide and 2.5mm thick. It weighs 5.85gm.Similar objects though with different decoration have been recorded on the database; compare for example SWYOR-F02BF3 (which has a matching crown on one face) and DENO-4C66D7. This object also has similarities with the pendants on a necklace recorded in Spencer (1990) illustrated on page 132.Lead alloy heart shaped tokens are also known, such as SWYOR-2289F7, NCL-518F10 (which has a suspension loop) and LON-DC5B82 (which has a design of three annulets on one face, similar to the three roundels on this example). These objects may also be a form of pilgrim souvenir or badge.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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