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Description: | A complete enamelled copper alloy harness pendant of Medieval dating, probably 14th century.The object consists of a flat rectangular banner with an integral cylindrical shaft along one long edge, which contains the corroded remains of an iron shaft. The banner is decorated on both faces with three passant lions, facing towards the cyclindrical shaft, on a red enamel background.The banner measures 41.9 mm in length, 27.4 mm wide, 7.7 mm thick and weighs 28.8 g. The internal diameter of the cylindrial shaft is 4.6 mm. Similar banners, although with different heraldic devices, are illustrated by Ashley (2002, 25, fig 24, figs 238-240). He explains that this banner would originally have been attached to a rod projecting vertically from the centre of a mount with two rectangular openings, probably for leather straps to pass through. An exact comparison is recorded as GLO-C73F94 and there are a number of recorded examples of rotating banners on the PAS database include BH-F099C6, KENT-D7CCF3, NMS-9F6934 and SF-D8EDA2. Griffiths (1986, 4. no. 23) illustrates how such banners would have functioned, in conjunction with a swivelling strap fitting.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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