Record ID: KENT-169846
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy medieval heraldic harness pendant, c.AD 1200-1340. The pendant is a quatrefoil plate with angular projections in the corners and a armourial device in the center. The details of the device are lost to corrosion but it appears to have contained three lions within heater shaped shield with three creatures around. Some traces of green enamel survive. On the top of the plate is an integral perpendicular suspension loop. L x 32.9mm, W x 22.6mm, Th x 3.1mm, 5.98 g A parallel is published by Griffiths (in Clark (ed.) 204, 65-66; fig. 49, no. 64.
Created on: Monday 30th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-1653F8
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Medieval heraldic harness pendant, dating from about AD 1200-1400. The pendant is in the shape of a quatrefoil with small angles in between each foil. The quatrefoil-shaped pendant has an integral suspension loop at the top, which is turned 90° to the pendant, with its circular hole running parallel to the front surface of the pendant. In the centre of the pendant is a square with unclear decoration, possibly a lion passant. From each side of the square protrudes a fleur-de-lis within four other boxes creating a cross shape. There are signs of enamelling still in the c…
Created on: Monday 30th June 2014
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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