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Description: | A complete copper alloy medieval harness pendant, dating to the period AD 1250-1400. The pendant is quatrefoil in shape, with angular projections and an intact suspension loop at the top. This would have been attached to a mount via an iron pin (Griffiths 1995, 61). The enamel is still intact in places, with red enclosing patches of blue in the centre. This is likely to represent a lion rampant azure on a field of gules.The pendant has a brown patina, with green patches, and the edges are a little worn. The reverse is plain.The pendant measures 46.72mm in length, 33.80mm in width, is 7.50mm wide at its thickest (the suspension loop), and 2.42mm thick at its thinnest. It weighs 15.66g.Parallels include nos 62-66 in Griffiths (2005), p66 and GLO-F0F1EC on the database.Griffiths (2005) 'Harness pendants and associated fittings' in Clark, J. (ed.) The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150-c.1450, London: HMSO, 61-70
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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