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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval harness pendant dating from the 14th century. The pendant is shield shaped (dating it to the 14th century, Griffiths, 1986, FRG Datasheet 5), and a suspension loop at right angles to the plane of the body projects upwards from the centre.The shield is heraldic and has a design of three sheaves and six cross crosslets fitchy (or possibly fleur-de-lis) in red enamel. The field was probably gold. This could be described as Or, six cross crosslets fitchy and three garbs gules. The design is similar to the Comyn family which also features three sheaves.The pendant is 44.4mm long, 28.8mm wide and 8.5mm thick across the loop. 11.51g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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