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Description: | A copper alloy harness pendant dating from the medieval period, AD1200 - 1400.The pendant is in the form of a sexfoil with a circular central body surrounded by six small, circular knops spaced at regular intervals. The top knop is expanded and flattened and terminates in a break where it would have extended into the suspension loop.The body has a moulded design in low relief consisting of a central, circular pellet and six radial lines, each line connecting to one of the peripheral knops, each of which also carries a small, moulded pellet. The six radial lines divide the body into six triangular panels. In a corner of two of the panels some red enamel remains while in the panel between the reds the remains of a degraded dark blue enamel is visible. The enamel remaining in the other three panels is missing but it is probable that it alternated red and blue as can be seen from Hampshire (HAMP3847), https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/33966. Traces of gilding remain on some of the knops and the rear of the object.These pendants are discussed in Clark, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, Museum of London, 2005, pages 61 - 70.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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