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Description: | Medieval (mid 13th cenntury) harness pendant: The copper-alloy pendant is rectangular with a perforated lug protruding from the centre of the upper edge. The perforation is cast perpendicular to the pendant. The outer face of the pendant is decorated with a heraldic design, a low-relief shield with three high-relief garbs (wheatsheaves). The lower garb has an off-centre perforation pushed through from the reverse of the pendant. This garb has traces of gilding, otherwise the surface of the pendant has a thin layer of soil adhered to the surface. In the field outside of the shield there are also traces of gilding. Where there is not soil or gilding the surface is heavily abraded and has red copper corrosion. The pendant measures 42.01mm long, 36.73mm wide and 6.81mm thick at the loop, weighing 11.1g. The condition of the pendant is fair.The shape of the pendant suggests it is dated to the 13th to 14th centuries. The heraldry depicted; three garbs or is not complete as the colour of the field is not known. But as Cheesman notes below this is more likely to date to the mid 13th 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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