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Description: | Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 14th century dateThe pendant is of shield-shaped form and is complete (with an overall length of 34.8mm, a width of 18.8mm and a weight of 3.9g) but is missing the suspension mount. The hinged lug is distorted and is wider at the base but deeper at the apex to accommodate the perforation (with a length of 10.4mm, a maximum width of 3.8mm and a maximum depth of 5.0mm). The shield (24.6mm long and 18.8mm wide) is heavily-corroded but has the remnants of an heraldic device, seemingly a chevron across the mid part of the shield with two crescents above and one below. A small remnant of blue (Azure) enamel survives at the base of the shield (Azure, a chevron between three crescents ?Or). The surface is heavily-corroded and is stripped with a dark-brown surface and remnants of a pale grey-green patina.The Heraldic device is likely to be the Arms of Berkerolles with estates across the Vale of Glamorgan, including the castles at St Donats and Coity. In the Church of Saint Tathan in St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan is the Tomb effigy of Katherine de Turberville and her husband Sir Roger Berkerolles (d.1351). The shield depicted with Roger Berkerolles on the effigy bears the same Arms as this pendant.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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