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Description: | Medieval (latter half of the 14th century) harness pendant: The copper-alloy pendant is a quatrefoil in plan, with a perforated lug protruding from the upper edge. The lug has been cast perpendicular to the pendant. The front face of the pendant is decorated with a beaded border with a bust, facing left. The bust is possibly a female wearing a headdress. The reverse of the pendant is undecorated. The mount element of the pendant is a rectangular block, which is undecorated. On the reverse there are two, incomplete, circular sectioned studs. Protruding the lower edge, there are two, central, perforated lugs which has a copper alloy axis bar running through the first lug of the mount, the perforation of the pendant and then the second lug of the mount. The surface of the pendant and mount is slightly abraded and corroded, but ha traces of a dark green patina. The pendant and mount together measure 33.77mm long, 20.33mm wide across the pendant and 9.24mm thick at the mount. It weighs 9.02g. The condition of the pendant is fair.Similar shaped pendants in Ashley (2002) are probably dated from mid 14th as quatrefoil shape is a later development, for example Figure 21, No. 207. Ashley, S. 2002Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in NorfolkEast Anglian Archaeology 101
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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