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Description: | A copper-alloy horse harness pendant, dating from the Medieval period.The discoidal middle of the pendant has a relief-moulded flower head on its upper surface, with traces of red enamel in the cell surrounding the central pellet and also in the fields outside the petals. Projecting outwards from the raised rim are eight equally-spaced leaves with grooved veins in their upper surfaces. Seven of these leaves are pointed-oval in plan; the leaf at the apex is truncated by the right-angled loop. All surfaces of the pendant, including the plain back, appear to be heavily gilt.Height: 41.8mm; width: 33mm; thickness: 7.5mm. Weight: 15.49g.Published parallels for this form of multi-lobed pendant include an example from Salisbury (Cherry, in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: 23/Fig. 3, no. 19), dated to the 14th century, and one from Norfolk (Ashley 2002: 23/Fig. 23, no. 235).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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