Record ID: DUR-650407
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy shield shaped Medieval harness pendant It is decorated on the front face with 3 horizontal lines of towers with 4 on the top line, 3 on the middle and 2 on the bottom. The toweres are picked out in red (gules) enamel. The pendant has a broken attachment loop at the top. Irene Szymanski has seen an image of this item and commented- 'I think these are the arms of Ferrers and the earls of Derby, "vairy or and gules" (attached). The de Ferrers were a powerful and bellicose clan, who married wives of the highest rank; for example, Earl William de Ferrers (died 1254) marri…
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-651663
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy quatrefoil medieval harness pendant It has four semi-circular lobes with a triangular point in between each lobe. It is decorated on the front face with enamel. In the centre is a dragon passant left in red (gules). The dragon is inside a square, on each side of this a lis extends out. The field is blue (azure). The pendant has a broken attachment loop at the top which is set perpendicular. Irene Szymanski has seen a photograph of this pendant and comments that this design is fairly common. If you go to IHS-11E882; its associated finds will link to other examples. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2009
Last updated: Monday 10th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-651FF7
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy quatrefoil Medieval harness pendant dating to the 14th century. It has four rounded lobes with a triangular lobe in between each. It is decorated on the front face with enamel with a raised border around the edge. Crowned I in an azure field with azure and gilding in the charge. The pendant has an attachment loop at the top. This is fitted into a hanger which is split allowing the loop to fit in between the two arms. Each arm has a circular hole at the same level as the loop. Above the split section the hanger extends upwards to a bilobe section with a circular stud …
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2009
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-2947B2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant with the hanger. It is a shield shaped pendant with red enamel on the front. In its current state, the arms on this piece are "[background unknown], two bars gules and in chief three torteaux [roundels gules]". There is a circular attachment loop at the top set perpendicular to the pendant. A bar would have gone through this loop to attach the pendant to the hanger. The hanger consists of a rectangular panel with a semi-circular cross section from which extends
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2017
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Record ID: DUR-58E925
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval harness pendant. It is circular in plan and slightly domed. It has a central lozenge shaped hole and the front has been gilded, some of which remains. It also has an incised pattern as further decoration. This takes the form of a pointed oval at each corner of the lozenge, connected by a curved line. Inside of each oval is a smaller oval. It has a circular attachment loop, set perpendicular to the pendant, which has a length of 9.93mm.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: DUR-5A7990
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant. Shield shaped in plan with a circular attachment loop set perpendicular to the pendant. On the front it is decorated with a plain cross which is concave, probably to take enamel, which is now missing. The pendant is quite worn and has a dark brown patina
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-5AE174
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment from a medieval harness fitting. It consists of a sub-shield shaped piece with a circular shaft extending from the pointed end. The shaft is short and straight and most likely to be broken but wear makes this difficult to confirm. It is very worn all over and corrosion has caused pitting of the surface. There are small fragments of red enamel on one face of the shield but the design is totally missing. It is possible that the shield had a design on both faces- possibly heraldic in nature. This item is probably from the same group of fittings as harness penda…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-3B6384
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant, quatrefoil in plan, dating to c.12-1400. It is quatrefoil in plan with some red enamel remaining from the design. It is worn on both the front and the back and the suspension loop is missing. It is difficult to see what the design would have been originally due to the wear and the loss of enamel. It was probably a griffin passant in red enamel similar to no.202 in Ashley.
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A54350
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy medieval harness pendant dating to post 1376- c.1450. It has a field of blue enamel with three raised fleur-de-lys, two above and one below, (azure, three fleurs de lys or). The fleur-de-lis and the thin border have been gilded. There is an attachment loop set perpendicular to the pendant at the top, the loop is broken. Irene Szymanski has seen an image of this pendant and comments 'It's what's known as France Modern, France Ancient (azure, semy de lys or) was similar, except that there were an unspecified number of fleurs-de-lys scattered over the blue bac…
Created on: Monday 24th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: DUR-CE5D74
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant, c.1200-1400. It is lozenge shape in plan with an attachment loop at the top which has now broken off. The front face is decorated in relief with enamel filling in the field. There is a central W with a fleur-de-lys above. It is possible there were other symbols in the field but it is difficult to see due to the corrosion. The enamel is very corroded but appears to have been dark blue or black. There are fragments of gilding remaining which indicate the border and the design were gilded. The pendant is now quite badly co…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 7th June 2010
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Record ID: DUR-1276F2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy enamelled Medieval harness pendant. It is shield shaped with a circular attachment loop set perpendicular to the pendant at the top. The pendant's upper surface features moulded heraldic decoration in the form of three lions passant guardant arranged one above the other. The field is inlaid with red enamel and, although no trace survives of gilding, it is supposed that this is the typical English arms, 'Gules three lions passant guardant [Or]'. Many such examples can be found illustrated in Ashley (2002, 10; e.g. ref. 50). The red-brown metal is indicative …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
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Record ID: DUR-58E893
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval shield shaped harness pendant. The body is shield shaped but it appears some of the edges are missing, one edge in particular is uneven. The attachment loop, set perpendicular to the body at the top, is broken. It is extremely corroded over all surfaces and no traces of the design remain. The pendant has a grey-ish patina with green and orange corrosion products accreted onto the surface.
Created on: Monday 25th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-592890
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant, 13-14th century. The pendant has a '+' or quatrelobe shaped body which is suspended within a quatrefoil shaped frame. The pendant is suspended within a quatrefoil frame which has a small knop protruding from each corner on the exterior edge. There is an openwork rectangular arm at its apex, which terminates in an oval transverse suspension loop.The back is flat and the sides are slightly bevelled outwards to the front giving it a D-shaped section. The pendant is corroded all over to a dark brown colour with a slightly uneven…
Created on: Monday 25th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-593D52
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant. It is circular in plan with 6 circular lobes around the outer edge. It is raised and has a pattern cast in relief on the front. This pattern is no longer clear due to corrosion and wear. It is most likely the fields around the raised design would have been infilled with enamel. Some traces of a glassy blue remain on the lower right hand side. The attachment loop which would have extended out of the topmost lobe has broken off. The reverse is plain. The pendant is extremely corroded and the surfaces are uneven due to corrosion pro…
Created on: Monday 25th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-CF4A75
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant, c. 1200- 1400. The pendant is shield shaped in plan, with the broken attachment set perpendicular at the top. On the front face there is the top half of an X in red enamel, which would have filled the field. The rest of the field was probably either enamelled in another colour, or gilded. There is a layer of what could be corroded enamel but it no longer has any colour. The reverse is plain. The hanger is T-shaped in plan, the terminal being bifurcated with holes in each end, to allow a bar to hold the pendant in place (the bar is now …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2017
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Record ID: DUR-F4E207
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy enamelled harness pendant, c. 12-400. It is a quadrilobe in plan, with triangular extensions in each angle. The attachment loop is set perpendicular to the pendant, it is not attached to the cross bar any longer. The front of the pendant is enamelled, the reverse is plain. The design consists of a central square which contains a lion passant left, in relief metal, the field is blue enamel. On each edge of the square is a fleur-de-lys in relief metal, with the field filled with red enamel. There is then a border of relief metal also. It is likely the relief meta…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham ARea', grid reference and parish protected.