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Description: | A Medieval heraldic harness pendant dating from AD 1198 - about AD 1400. The copper-alloy pendant is a shield-shaped with a flat top and curved sides forming a pointed base. It has a broken lug protruding from the upper edge which would have been a suspension loop. The face of the pendant is decorated with a heraldic design of three lions passant guardant in relief, on a field of red (gules) enamel. The reverse of the pendant is undecorated but is gilded. The pendant measures 24.7mm long, 15.2mm wide and 2.6mm thick. 3.4g.Similar shaped pendants in Ashley (2002, 8) are dated to post AD 1198 as they are the arms of England and he illustrates similar examples, Figure 10, Nos. 51, 55, 56, and 50. See also similar heraldic pendants illustrated in London Museum Medieval Catalogue Number 7, plate XVIII.Ashley, S. 2002 Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk East Anglian Archaeology 101
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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