Record ID: NLM-1B6B8C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy harness pendant. Quatrelobed harness pendant with central motive a lion rampant in square, surrounded by fleur-de-lys on blue enamel background. Very corroded. Suggested date: Medieval, 1300-1350 Height: 33.8mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness: 5.3mm, Weight: 3.81gms
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: SOM-BBFA37
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy, enamelled harness pendant dating to the medieval period (c. AD 1200-1372). The pendant is shield-shaped and rectangular in cross-section. At  the top it has a circular suspension loop postioned at 90 degrees to the rest of the object. The face of the pendant is worn but decorated with an enamelled heraldic motif consisting of a field of blue (azure) divided in half by a diagonal bend consisting of three lines. On each side of the bend are three lions rampant, no gilding or enamel survives within the bend, however, it was likely gi…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wookey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-7BCD8B
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete heraldic horse harness pendant of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1400). The harness pendant is 'heater' shield shape, with a flat top and outward curving sides. The front has been decorated with a heraldic design depicting a lion rampart, facing left, with a double tail. It is on a blue background. It is unclear what colour the lion would have been (gold or silver). The remains of a suspension loop are present, set at right angles. The heraldic description is: Azure a lion rampant queue forché or/argent It weighs 11.39 g. It is 37.1…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-C697D0
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. AD 1200-1372) enamelled heraldic harness pendant: The pendant is shield-shaped and rectangular in cross-section. At  the centre of the upper edge there is an integral lug with an incomplete perforation. The perforation is perpendicular to the pendant. The outer face of the pendant is decorated with an enamelled heraldic motif consisting of a field of blue (azure) divided in half by a diagonal bend consisting of three lines. On each side of the bend are three lions rampant, with some retaining some gilding (or). No gilding or enamel survives wi…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: BUC-80BD51
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval horse harness pendant, dating from c. AD 1200-1400. The main body of the pendant is circular, with four regularly spaced hoop projections around the edge. These are very worn, and only one remains almost complete. In between two of the projections a suspension attachment projects. This is formed of two circular loops, with a notch inbetween to hold the attachment. There is a circular iron pin running through the loops to hold the attachment in place.  The main body of the pendant is decorated with a raised shield. Contained within the shield ar…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-7125C3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper alloy horse harness pendant dating to the medieval period about AD 1200-1400. The pendant is shield-shaped with a straight top and convex sides tapering to a point at the base. There is a circular suspension loop projecting from the centre of its top edge at right angles to the plane of the pendant. The front face of the shield is decorated with a zoomorphic heraldic design of a lion rampant facing left with traces of red, white, and blue enamel remaining. All three colours are on the body of the lion and may represent a single colour that ha…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 28th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-223A8D
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval heraldic copper alloy harness pendant, probably of late 13th or 14th century date. The pendant is heater shield shaped, around 30mm in length and has a blazon of a lion rampant with bifurctated tail, left on a blue enamel field. Traces of gilding remain on the retained metal areas suggesting a blazon which can therefore be described as Azure a lion rampant queue forché or‎. A rounded suspension loop projects from the top, which retains an iron spindle and a doubled lugged suspension mount, which has a small domed plate 7.3mm …
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-E8085C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worn harness mount dating to the medieval period AD c.1250-1450. The mount is made of copper alloy, evident in the green/dark brown patina and light green corrosion evidence on the back of the mount. It is in the shape of a shield and is decorated with enamel, showing a heraldic design of the lion rampant. The lion has worn away so only a recessed pattern is visible in a field of blue (azure). A projection survives to the top of the mount which is the remains of the incomplete suspension loop. Comparative objects can be found of the PAS database…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-52C812
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy harness pendant hanger. A tiny trapezoid plate, wedge-shaped in profile, with paired oval loops below it with traces of a lost spindle between them. The plate is charged with a lion rampant left rendered in brick red enamel while gilding traces appear on the loop. The edge of a drilled circular hole appears between plate and loop. The tiny size must indicate this is from a more extensive suite of pendants. The red lion may indicate the Mowbray family who were important landowners in the region. Abraded. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1400 Length: 18.1mm, Width: 6.5mm, Thi…
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barton upon Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-7E62CA
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy heraldic harness pendant of medieval date (c. AD 1200-1400). The pendant consists of a central lozengiform plate and integral and protruding from each outer edge is a rounded knop. The pendant is decorated with a lion rampant facing right on a field of blue (azure) enamel. At the apex of the pendant is the remains of the suspension loop. The reverse is undecorated.  Measurements: Length, 26.11mm; Width, 15.25mm; Thickness, 3.67mm; Weight, 3.88g Similar examples can be seen in Ashley (2002), Figure 17. …
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: CORN-7E580D
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy heraldic harness pendant of medieval date (c. AD 1200-1400). The pendant consists of a central lozengiform plate and integral and protruding from each outer edge is a rounded knop, one of which is missing. The pendant is decorated with a lion rampant facing right on a field of blue (azure) enamel. The reverse is undecorated.  Measurements: Length, 20.27mm; Width, 15.77mm; Thickness, 3.11mm; Weight, 3.46g Similar examples can be seen in Ashley (2002), Figure 17. Ashley, S. 2002 Medieval Armorial Horse …
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: BERK-49952C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. The pendant is a shield shape with an attachment loop perpendicular to the body. The shield is deocrated with a lion rampant with a sable (black) enamel on the lion. The pendant is bent across the middle of the shield
Created on: Sunday 5th March 2023
Last updated: Sunday 5th March 2023
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Record ID: SOM-D2A958
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant, c. AD 1250-1400.  The pendant is in the form of a lion rampant, with a broken attachment loop at the head which would have originally connected to the hanger cross-bar. The lion is depicted upright and facing left, with an open mouth and head in profile. The tail loops back on itself, connects to the body of the lion in the middle of its back, then loops out again before reconnecting at the head, leaving two irregularly-sized perforations.  There are several similar lion pendants on the database, including …
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
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Record ID: SF-EB808E
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded and enamelled copper-alloy shield-shaped harness pendant with in situ copper-alloy suspension mount. The pendant section is shield-shaped and has a flattened circular suspension loop projecting at a right-angle from the centre of the straight upper edge. Its outer face is decorated with a blue lion rampant facing to the left and faint traces of red enamel can be seen surrounding this. Both the metal and enamel are heavily pitted with corrosion, but traces of gilding can be seen in places. The mount is a flattened bar-shape with a slightly convex outer face. An integra…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. James, South Elmham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CDEE57
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, heavily worn Medieval copper alloy shield shaped harness pendant depicting a spotted beast, probably a lion rampant dating c. AD 1300-1400 The pendant is in the shape of a heater shield with a single circular suspension loop at the top edge orientated at right angles to the plane of the plate.  The blazon comprises a thin small-headed four legged beast, with three large toes on each limb and a long thin tail, probably representing a single lion rampant, left. The beast is spotted, depicted with inlaid decoration of faded, p…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Record ID: SUR-387905
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely corroded Medieval copper alloy harness pendant, probably of late 13th or 14th century date. The pendant is heater shield shaped and has a blazon of a lion rampant, left. No traces of enamel or gilding / tinning remain, so precise attribution of the arms cannot be determined.  A round suspension loop projects from the top.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-D16C13
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy harness pendant and partial suspension mount of medieval date, c.AD 1300 - 1400. The pendant comprises a quatrefoil plate with an integral attachment loop projecting from the upper edge. The front surface bears a heraldic device featuring a lion rampant left. The reverse is flat and undecorated. All that remains of the suspension mount is an integral forked hinge which flanks the loop from the pendant. An arm extends from the upper end of the hinge and terminates in a worn break.   The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The harness pendant is 36.7…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2022
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Record ID: SF-D6BFA4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete enamelled copper-alloy medieval harness pendant and suspension mount. The mount is quatrefoil-shaped and its outer face is decorated with an unclear, heavily corroded enamelled motif, probably a lion rampant against a red shield surrounded by a dark blue background. A long suspension loop projects from the centre of the upper edge positioned at a right-angle and is still attached to a simple suspension mount. The mount has a small hemispherical upper section from the lower end of which two arms project at a right-angle, the outer ends of each pierced with a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4E2E7C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy, enamelled harness pendant dating to the medieval period (c. AD 1200-1372). The pendant is shield-shaped and rectangular in cross-section. At  the top it has a circular suspension loop postioned at 90 degrees to the rest of the object. The face of the pendant is decorated with an enamelled heraldic motif consisting of a field of blue (azure) divided in half by a diagonal bend consisting of three lines. On each side of the bend are three lions rampant, with some retaining some gilding (or). No gilding or enamel survives within the bend, …
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2022
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Record ID: KENT-0766BC
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date (c.1280-1350). Description: The objetc is comprised of a shield-shaped plate with an integrally cast suspension loop set perpendicular to its upper edge. The upper face of the plate features a heraldic motif in relief depicting a lion rampant. There are faint traces of a red enamel background, and the pendant itself may have originally been gilded, though none survives. The pendant is patinated a dark brown. Measurements: 30.43mm long, 18.13mm wide, 4.87mm thick (at suspension loop, body 1.6mm thick) and 3g in we…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th April 2023
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