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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: BH-595F33
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper-alloy horse harness pendant with enamelled decoration.
Although corroded, the shield retains much of its enamel and the arms can be described as: Barry of seven Azure and [...] a label of three points Gules overall. The right-angled loop extends upwards from the centre of the shield's upper side.
Height: 23.1mm; width: 14.1mm; thickness: 2.5mm. Weight: 2.43g.
The majority of enamelled shield-shaped harness pendants date from the 13th and 14th centuries. The incomplete nature of the blazon makes it difficult to attribute this pendant to a particular family or individual; however, the label of three points, a mark of cadency, indicates that this is the shield of an eldest son.
Class: heraldic
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.1 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 2.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/22 - 8
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
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