Record ID: SOM-EC24EB
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy heraldic horse harness pendant, probably dating to c. AD 1280-1400. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield, with straght top and convex sides meeting at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects an integral tranverse loop. The loop has a short bar with a circular loop at the top which sits level with the back of the pendant and projects slightly forward at the front.  The pendant is gilded on the back and decorated with gilding and enamel on the front. The front has the arms: Checky Or and Gules, on a fess Or …
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8DCCD1
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of the vertical banner type complete with the vertical bar. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex curved sides meeting at a point at the base. The designs on the pendant are lost to wear and corrosion. An integral loop projects out to one side parallel to the top edge with the hole at 90 degrees to the pendant. The loop slots over the top of a vertical bar and is held in place by a slight roving over of the end. The bar is circular in cross section with narrowed sections top and bottom. The upper holds the pendant, the lower …
Created on: Monday 25th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Montacute CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A5D03E
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is lozenge shaped. The upper point and suspension loop are lost to an old break which has bent the top edge forward slightly. The back of the pendant is flat and the edges bevelled. The front of the pendant is decorated with a design of a white leopard lying to the left with tail and legs hanging down and with a seperate vertical element to the design visible at the base. The white enamel mostly survives well but the gilded background is very worn. It is now 26.3mm long, 23.7mm wide and 3.1mm thick; it weighs 7.62g.…
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BC196E
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is lozenge shaped. From the top point of the lozenge projects a transverse suspension loop. The loop has a rectangular sectioned shank widening to a ring shaped terminal which projects slightly forward of the main pendant.The front of the pendant appears to be decorated with the arms: Or, three torteaux a label azure; ie gold with three red circles and a blue line across the top which has three short lines descending from it. However two regular areas on each point of the label lack enamel and it is possible the arms w…
Created on: Saturday 22nd April 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alphington DW', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B8EF6F
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is lozenge shaped and hung from one point. From the top point projects an integral transverse suspension loop. The loop has a rectangular sectioned shank widening to a transverse ring shaped terminal which has a worn but complete hole. The bottom corner is bent backwards. The front is decorated with an indented design of an eagle displayed 9ie with wings and legs outstretched) probably with head to the left. No traces of enamel in the incuse area or gilding or silvering survive. The back is plain. It is 43.5mm lo…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-745C69
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex sides which meet at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects a transverse suspension loop; the loop consists of a short rectangular cross sectioned stem topped by an oval terminal with a transverse circular piercing. On the front is a design of six lions divided into groups of three by a triple diagonal line with traces of raised blue enamel in the field, blazoned: azure a bend argent, cotised or between six lions rampant or. The pendant is 44mm long …
Created on: Tuesday 28th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2020
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Record ID: SOM-60E0E3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and incomplete copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date. The outline of the pendant is that of an 'elaborate quatrefoil' (Ward Perkins' (1940, 118) Type V), that is, with pointed protrusions between the four semi-circular lobes. Centrally placed on the top edge of the upper semicircle would have been a suspension loop, but this is lost with only a small stub remaining. The front is decorated with an indented design of a large capital lombardic M with a crown above. The crown is a pentagon with a point in the centre of the top, angled sides and a concave curved base. …
Created on: Monday 27th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3953B5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex sides which meet at a point at the bottom. The upper left corner is slightly damaged with patinated breaks. From the middle of the top edge projects a transverse suspension loop; part of the loop is missing and the remainder, including the break, is heavily worn and bent backwards. On the front is a design of six lions divided into groups of three by a triple diagonal line with traces of raised blue enamel in the field, blazoned: azure a bend argent, cotised or between six …
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woolavington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-45453A
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper-alloy harness pendant and part of the attachment mount. The pendant is in a thin copper-alloy and in the shape of a fleur de lis with the central petal pointing downwards. The fleur de lis is convex on the front and hollow on the back with a slightly off centre circular hole through it. From the top of the stem of the fleur de lis (at the top of the pendant) projects an integral suspension loop. The loop is oval in profile and has a transverse piercing. The pendant, including the suspension loop is 33.5mm long, 18.7mm wide and 4.3mm thick. Only a small part of the a…
Created on: Friday 19th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Lavington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9313C5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant with enamelled heraldic decoration. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield with a straight upper edge and convex curved sides meeting in a point at the bottom. A transverse suspension lug projects from the centre of the top of the shield. The lug ends in a flat circular terminal with a circular hole drilled through the centre for suspension. The shield is decorated with: gules three lions passant guardant or with a label France of three points ie a label azure two fleur-de-lis or, each. (A red back ground with three …
Created on: Monday 29th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-264AF2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex sides which meet at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects a transverse suspension loop. The loop has a rectangular sectioned shank widening to a ring shaped terminal which projects slightly forward of the main pendant.The front of the pendant is decorated with the arms: Quarterly argent and gules fretty or, overall a bendlet sable; ie silver quarters alternating with red quarters with a gold crosscross design on the red and a black diagonal line ov…
Created on: Friday 25th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silverton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2E1D47
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy enamelled heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex sides which meet at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects a transverse suspension loop. The loop has a rectangular sectioned shank widening to a transverse ring shaped terminal which has worn though on the top edge.The front is decorated with: Azure a lion rampant queue fourchy or; ie a gold lion on rear legs with front legs raised and a split (double) tail on a blue background. The blue enamel is well preserved but only traces survive of…
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-DC3037
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant. The pendant is shield shaped with a straight top and convex sides which meet at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects a transverse suspension loop. The loop has a rectangular sectioned shank wideneing to a ring shaped terminal..The front is decorated with: Or three chevrons gules; ie three red chevrons on a gold background, traces survive of the gilding for the gold background. It is 37.8mm long including the loop, 21mm wide and 6.1mm thick including the loop, 2.2mm excluding it. The pendant weighs 6.28g. …
Created on: Monday 10th March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-B04EB4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy rectangular harness pendant. The pendant has a plain rectangular plate with flat front and back. The front is decorated with incised decoration of two interlaced pointed ovals, each running corner to corner and crossing in the centre with a circle in the centre. Punched annulets fill the fields between the ovals, the edge and the circle and there is one in the centre of the circle. The front shows extensive traces of gilding. An integral transverse suspension loop projects from the the centre of the top edge. It is flat in section and thins in plan as it widens…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charlton Musgrove', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-65BBC7
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast gilt copper alloy harness pendant in the form of a square-topped shield with the arms of three lions passant gardant, the Royal Arms of England first adopted by the Plantangenet kings of England in the late 12th century. The suspension loop has been bent back and has iron corrosion product within it. Some gilding remains on the front and back of the pendant. Read (2016) illustrates a similar pendant with the Royal Arms of England from north-west Dorset on p.58, no.409, which is dated from the 14th century.
Created on: Friday 16th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-644D44
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper-alloy harness pendant. The pendant is of flat quatrefoil form with a complete suspension loop. The loop projects from the top and has a transverse piercing. It measures 11.0m long and has been twisted. Both surfaces of the pendant are heavily corroded. The front appears to be decorated with a four-legged animal, the nature of which cannot be discerned. It may be a winged griffin, as on Ashley (2002, 21/fig. 21; ref. 202), or perhaps a lion, such as on Ashley (2002, 17/fig. 17; ref. 153), but these suggestions are speculative. The pendant, including the suspe…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th May 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-0516B7
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant with enamelled heraldic decoration. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield with a projecting bar from the centre of the top edge which ends in an old break but probably finished in a transverse suspension lug. The shield is decorated with: or a chevron gules between three torteaux, bezants or pellets. A gold back ground with a red chevron on it between three circles. The pendant is 19.9mm long excluding the lug, 16.4mm wide and 2.7mm thick, the projection is 7.2mm long, 3.9mm wide and 3.6mm thick. It weighs 3.24 grams. …
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-04AC12
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant with enamelled heraldic decoration. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield with a broken transverse suspension lug projecting from the centre of the top of the shield. The loop is partially missing and has an old, worn break. The shield is decorated with: gules three lions passant guardant or with a label of three points azure. A red back ground with three gold lions on it and at the top over one of the lions a blue bar with three short blue bars extending down from it. The pendant is 32.7mm long excluding the lug, 26.6mm…
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-341140
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy circular harness pendant. The pendant has four rounded knops projecting from the edge at regular intervals. The knops and centre of the main plate are domed with a convex front and concave back. The front shows extensive traces of gilding and some evidence of punched annulet decoration. An integral transverse suspension loop projects from the top, half way between two of the knops. It is flat in section and thins in plan as it widens in profile into an oval terminal which has broken across the suspension hole. It is now 42.1mm long including the loop, 30.3mm excl…
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2012
Last updated: Friday 16th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-547B44
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very distorted Medieval copper alloy openwork quatrefoil harness pendant, the outer part of a two part pendant. The pendant was originally quatrefoil in shape with lobed knops projecting outwards from the cusps between the lobes. At the top two rectangular arms projected up and were joined by a cross bar at the top. A transverse hole runs through both arms and would have held a cross bar on which an inner pendant would have hung. From the top side of the upper cross bar joiniung the arms projects anothere tab with a transverse circular attachment hole through it. The tab is also broke…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.