Record ID: WILT-FFAA00
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval enamelled (and probably originally gilded or silvered) copper alloy shield-shaped heraldic horse harness pendant of the vertical banner type which would have rotated on a swivelling base. It measures 24.93x22.54x6.87mm and weighs 6.35g. The shield alone measures 24.93x17.09x2.99mm. The pendant is blazoned on both sides, gules a fess between (possibly) three mullets. Traces of red enamel survive on both faces, although much less beneath the horizontal band. Consequently it is not certain whether the two stars (mullets) above the band are complemented by a third below. …
Created on: Thursday 18th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cheverell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-07A752
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1100-1250) copper alloy gilt possible horse harness pendant, missing its suspension loop. The object is flat (1.27mm thick) and oval in shape (21.02x17.79mm), with one edge rather flatter and showing signs of something having broken off. The object is undecorated on one side while on the other has a central six-pointed star surrounded by multiple stamped annulets. Cf. NMS-C30FB7, also missing its loop. Weighs 2.02g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0D6340
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1200-1400) copper alloy and enamelled lozenge-shaped horse harness pendant, bent a little at one point. It would probably have been gilded originally. The harness pendant depicts a central creature within a raised rim. The creature is probably a wyvern with paws at 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock and a wing beneath the body. The tail extends upwards at 3 o'clock and the head is turned backwards to face the tail. A spot of blue enamel survives for the eye and further blue enamel survives in areas around the creature. Measures 43.30x33.00x5.54mm (without loop 2.8mm thick) and wei…
Created on: Friday 31st August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-AEE596
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1250-1500) copper alloy enamelled quatrefoil-shaped horse harness pendant, missing its original metal surface which would have been gilded or silvered (probably). The pendant depicts a wyvern facing right on a blue enamel background, his long tail to the left of the pendant, his body to the bottom right and neck above, with the wings at the centre. The pendant has a small triangular projection in each angle of the quatrefoil. It measures 42.73x31.74x7.93mm and weighs 13.03g. Excluding the loop it measures 32.07mm long and 3.01mm thick. The piercing in the loop has almos…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breamore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-AE5C02
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval (1250-1500) copper alloy enamelled lozenge-shaped heraldic horse harness pendant, with a broken loop and missing probable gilding (or silvering). It is blazoned bend azure on engrailed cross gules impaling three bends gules, and is probably the arms for a marriage (Laura Burnett pers.comm. 2012) . The original surface has been lost (with gilding or silvering), leaving the enamel decoration standing proud of the present surface. It measures 43.44x30.05x6.67mm and weighs 11.81g. Excluding the loop it measures 33.39mm long and 2.94mm thick. There is a pos…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breamore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-3DB803
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1250-1500) copper alloy gilt horse harness pendant, missing its enamel decoration. It measures 31.94x26.18x7.06mm and weighs 4.46g. The pendant itself is c.1mm thick and sub triangular in shape, the bottom edge being concave while the other two edges are convex. It depicts a dragon walking right within a 1.5mm wide rim, along the edges of the pendant. The dragon's head is turned left and upwards, into the apex of the pendant, just below the loop (which is turned through 90 degrees). Running parallel to the chin is the wing. The tail bends upwards behind the haunches and r…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-AC0CC6
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy harness pendant suspension mount, complete with harness pendant corroded in place (at an angle). The harness pendant retains much of its enamel decoration but has lost all traces of gilding. The object measures 38.80mm in length, and if the pendant were to hang straight would be c.43mm long. The object weighs 9.45g. The suspension mount (14.40mm in depth) consists of a squarish globular stud 6.27mm wide with an integral square-sectioned projection behind (3.62x4.85mm, narrowing to 2.87x3.13mm and expending again at the end to 3.19x4.49mm). Below are two D-…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 10th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D656F5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1250-1500) copper alloy gilded and enamelled shield-shaped heraldic horse harness pendant, blazoned: gules a fess between six cross crosslets or. The pendant has a red enamel background divided in two with a horizontal band. Above are three cross crosslets horizontally arranged, below are a further three arranged two over one. Gilding is missing on the cross crosslets but a small speck survives on the band. The red enamel background is almost intact above the band, but is mostly missing below. It measures 40.20x25.55x6.50mm and weighs 10.10g. Excluding the loop it meas…
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chirton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-30B707
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1250-1400) copper-alloy harness pendant with traces of gilding, in the form of a lion statant facing left (max.3.18mm thick). It measures 18.45x24.92x5.41mm and weighs 3.6g. Almost all the original patina is missing, apart from a small speck of worn gilding (or perhaps silvering) on the neck. The animal has defined paws (with three toes each), an open mouth and upturned snout. A triangular ear is apparent beyond the prominent brow. The tail curves upwards in an S-shape on top of the body and behind the head. It has two circular apertures between the curves. From the top …
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pewsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-810737
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1293-1316) copper alloy enamel and silvered armorial shield-shaped horse harness pendant missing part of its loop. Almost all of the red enamel decoration is intact; a small amount of silvering survives. It measures 29.11mm in length, 18.13mm in width and 3.72mm in max.thickness. Weighs 5.7g. The shield is 22.60mm tall and 2.71mm thick, being slightly thicker to one side. It is slightly curving in profile. Blazon: Argent three fusils conjoined in fess Gules Cf. NMS-2C0733 and SF-0FE575 on this database. It is believed these arms were used by Simon de Monta…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quarley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-80E915
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1270-1340) copper alloy enamel and (and probably gilt) armorial shield-shaped horse harness pendant displaying the arms of England before 1340, with a loop turned through 90degrees. Almost all of the red enamel background is intact; no gilding survives. It measures 42.80mm in length, 25.89mm in width and 7.39mm in max.thickness. Weighs 8.8g. The shield is 32.18mm tall and 2.02mm thick. It is slightly curving in profile. Blazon: Gules three lions passant guardant (probably Or). The use of enamel suggests a date from c.1270.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-CF1245
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1250-1500) copper alloy gilt shield-shaped horse harness pendant, depicting an enamelled pelican walking left. It measures 54.77x32.81x7.74mm and weighs 20.96g. The bird has a long beak and raised copper alloy eye, with three short feathers extending from the head. Longer feathers extend beneath the body and around the tail area. It has long legs, trifurcating into the feet at the end. The head and projecting feathers of the bird are filled with white enamel, although there are traces of white enamel in the body, beak and legs too. Almost all the original patina is mis…
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Lavington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-CE9068
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1250-1500) shield-shaped copper alloy gilt horse harness pendant depicting a unicorn rampant and missing its enamel decoration. It measures 46.61x26.96x8.31mm and weighs 13.73g. The unicorn has a raised tail, trifurcated at the end, and cloven hooves. The eye is slightly raised within the hollowed area and the horn has traces of at least on diagonal ridge. The loop is turned through 90 degrees. Gilding survives patchily, to the front only and traces of white enamel are visible around the eye area. Others examples of horse harness pendants depicting u…
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Lavington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D35194
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper alloy and enamelled (and probably once gilded) heraldic 'heater' shield-shaped horse harness pendant, measuring 44.38x28.19x8.89mm and weighing 13.3g. The loop is damaged and broken, and much of the red enamel (and possible gilding) is missing. There appears to be a patch of iron corrosion at the centre of the decorated side. The blazon reads: Quarterly: 1 and 4 (metal); 2 and 3 gules fretty (metal); overall a bendlet (colour). The heraldry may belong to Hugh le Despenser, First Earl of Winchester (1262-1326). In the St Georges roll he has "Quar…
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Erlestoke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C211E0
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1100-1260) copper alloy harness pendant with traces of gilding to the front. It is triangular in shape with rounded corners at the loop end and is concave to the reverse. It measures 30.24x12.60x1.01mm and weighs 2.11g. The loop is turned through 90° and projects forwards. Nick Griffiths comments that the shape and lack of enamel suggests date pre-1260. There is no trace of any engraved design so it was presumably originally just plain and gilded.
Created on: Friday 6th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 8th October 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-C1C207
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1200-1400) copper alloy gilt horse harness pendant in the form of a cross pommée. It measures 21.31x15.96x4.40mm and weighs 2.68g. The loop is turned through 90 degrees and retains a section of the (?iron) axis bar on which it was suspended. The cross has short arms with a globular terminal at each end and a raised central square area. The terminal from which the loop extends is a little smaller than the others. To the reverse the harness pendant is flat, while the decoration to the front is moulded. Traces of gilding remain although much of the original patina has be…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 6th August 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-A99DB4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1150-1300) copper alloy gilt harness pendant, circular in shape and convex to the front (concave to the reverse), with a loop extending turned through 90°. It is 22.94mm in diameter, 31.71mm long and 6.58mm deep, weighing 5.4g. Only a tiny speck of gilding survives. Harness pendants hung from a leather strap around the horse and were often very colourful and/ or gilded so they would be seen and look splendid.
Created on: Monday 24th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wroughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-AB7224
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1250-1450) copper alloy 'shield' shaped horse harness pendant, missing the tip (old break). Almost all the original patina is missing and traces of gilding and possibly red enamel survive. It measures 38.31x22.51x0.73mm and weighs 3.73g, with an off-centre piercing (presumably for a rivet) 2.38mm in diameter, pushed through from the front. The loop is turned through 90°. c.2mm from the piercing is a curve of gilding, suggeting the rivet had a large circular head.
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-652C44
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Medieval (1250-1450) copper alloy horse harness pendant and pendant suspension mount set, missing much of the pendant itself. The surviving object measures 22.06mm in length and weighs 3.1g. The pendant suspension mount consists of a rectangle of shet copper alloy bent back on itself with a central rectangular cut big enough for the loop of the pendant to swing on the axis bar, which rests in the fold. The suspension mount measures 13.71x13.57mm, and is probably incomplete as there is no rivet hole with which to attach it. However a break is not obvious. The pendant survive…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2010
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-196765
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy gilt and enameled horse harness pendant and gilt harness pendant suspension mount, together measuring 47.51mm in length and weighing 6.42g. While traces of the gilding remain, only a tiny speck of red enamel has. The pendant suspension mount consists of a single arm 27.35x7.34mm and triangular in section (max.3.91mm), with a split cylindrical projection at one end 5.4mm in diameter. This is for the pendant, which has now corroded into place on the axis bar. Just above is a transverse rib through which is a rivet hole 2.6mm in diameter and now filled with a white …
Created on: Monday 16th November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.