2024-03-28T16:47:36+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/194783194783IHS-6F1E8200146F6F3FC01095HARNESS PENDANTset1430221Horsegear 631MEDIEVAL12001314A copper alloy circular horse-harness pendant, still attached to its T-shaped mount, which is complete, including the copper alloy fixing pin securing the pendant to the mount. Mount.has severe pitting to the front. Pendant bears a red enamelled cross paty on a central shield. This is set within a beaded circle; beyond this, an inscription, "AVE MARIA GRACIA". Some gilding remains on the pendant, also on the pendant mount. Comparison with similar pendants suggests that the area around the shield would originally have beenblue enamel, and the area of the inscription gilded. Measurements: pendant 22 mm diameter, mount 14 mm x 30 mm.The pendant bears a design of a central cross on a shield surrounded by an inscription in Latin, AVE MARIA GRACIA. Ave Maria, gracia [plena] (Hail Mary, full of [grace]); are the opening words of the prayer known in English as the Hail Mary. The central cross paty refers, in all likelihood, to the arms of the Knights Templar, who used argent, a cross paty gules as their arms. The Knights Templar were initially formed to defend the Holy Land; after a somewhat hesitant start the Order grew rapidly, and its Houses are found across Europe. Much of the Knights' success was due to their ability to act as international bankers; their wealth resided largely in the substantial amount of land bequeathed to them by devout individuals seeking to ameliorate the fate of their souls. By no means all Knights Templar resided in the Holy Land; in common with all large organizations, the Knights had 'employees' wherever their property lay. One of the largest Templar preceptories in the area was at Faxfleet, near Hull, but smaller Houses are found throughout Yorkshire, e.g., Snainton near Malton, and a significant number of villages, including Escrick, have Templar tombs in their churches. The Order was dissolved in 1314.2007-09-24 00:17:162016-07-01 12:03:40411998-01-01AVE MARIA GRACIA (Hail Mary [full of] grace)1Certain292900146F6F3FC010957411411IHSCopper alloy10627EnamelCastGildedCompleteMEDIEVALMDx14221p0gjgrsxwzxMEDIEVALMDx14221p0gjgrsxwzxMetal detector1941002202821134212914143015138863Templar1.jpg1720344Templar Harness Pendant & HangerI. Szymanski5images/iszymanski/Yorkshire and the HumberEuropean RegionCountyNorth YorkshireDistrictRyedaleCivil Parish54.0594-0.802826LeaveningReturned to finder95705