NMS-5445A5: Medieval horse harness pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: NMS-5445A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval horse harness pendant and stud for suspension. Both very corroded. Gilt circular stud with a shank on the reverse and twin loops at the base containing an iron pin and a pendant. The quatrefoil pendant retains traces of gilding and red and blue enamel. Blazon: Gules a lion rampant Or (on a lozengiform field from each side of which springs a fleur-de-lis Or into each foil Azure). Probably allusive for ENGLAND and FRANCE. Cf. similar examples in Ashley (2002) 23 and fig.21, 203-5. 14th century.

Notes:

Arms: England and France (allusive)

Class: heraldic
Sub class: set

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008 - Friday 31st October 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Wendling

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Ashley, S.	2002	Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk	Dereham	East Anglian Archaeology

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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