NMS-06C4D1: Medieval harness pendant

Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
CC License: All Rights Reserved


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: NMS-06C4D1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Medieval Gilt horse harness pendant, circular, cast with head of a lion affronté in high relief within two concentric pelleted lines, slight damage to lower edge, 21 x 29mm. 13th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1299

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2004

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: NMS-995DA1
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Incomplete medieval gilt copper alloy circular harness pendant with a small part of the suspension loop missing. The head of a lion affronté…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: NMS-778365
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval gilt horse harness suspension mount, rectangular with perforated lug on both sides, cast relief decoration of a lion passant within a…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: NMS-B69A54
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval horse harness stud, shield-shaped (18 x 21mm) with remains of red and blue enamel. Azure two ?lions heads affronté ?Or/Argent impal…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.