Record ID: CORN-4A34C4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant, shield-shaped in plan, with a rectangular suspension mount that still retains its two rivets. The face of the shield has a pattern of four alternating pronounced and recessed horizontal waves with bulbous projections or 'nebuly' (from the Latin nebula or cloud) defined by four incised lines running horizontally across the shield. The surface is quite corroded but still has evidence of enameling in the form of the blackened recessed squares alternating with those with a more green patina. The enamel may have been red on a background of possib…
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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