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Description: | A medieval copper-alloy harness pendant.The shield-shaped pendant bears three red-enamel-filled lozenges on an ermine background, equating to the following blazon: Vair three lozenges Gules. The apex loop, which contains iron corrosion from the suspension bar, is located off-centre and the flat sides to its right and left are at slightly different levels.Height: 39.5mm; width: 22.9mm; thickness/depth (including loop): 7.1mm. Weight: 10.12g.This pendant probably represents the arms of the Marmion family of Checkendon, Oxfordshire. The arms, Vair three lozenges Gules, are a recorded variation on the more typical Vair three mascles Gules (see Papworth 1874: Vol. II, p. 974). The suggested date is 13th to 14th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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