|
Date: |
|
Description: | A probable medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant. The pendant is cross-shaped, broadly equal-armed in plan and semicircular in cross-section, it has a domed front and flattened back. The arms terminate in rounded knops. There is the remains of cross-hatch decoration on these lobes, and some gilding remains on the main body of the pendant. Although this is most probably a harness pendant, there is no sign of a suspension loop or other fitting; the object is quite worn and it is likely that the loop would have been located on one of the arm terminals, but this is no longer visible because of wear. Harness pendants generally date from c. AD 1200-1400.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
|
|