Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2015-11-02 15:38:42
Title
HARNESS PENDANT
Description
English:
A cast copper alloy medieval shield shaped heraldic harness pendant. In plan the pendant is a shield shape with an integral loop protruding from the centre of the upper edge. The loop is set perpendicular to the face of the pendant, on a short, rectangular sectioned neck. The front of the pendant is decorated with argent a saltire gules with a label of five points azure.
The heraldry appears to be for Maurice Fitzgerald
The harness pendant is 33.25mm in length, 19.45mm wide, 6.15mm thick at the loop and weighs 4.42 grams.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) West Berkshire
Date
between 1200 and 1250
date QS:P571,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 749005 Old ref: WILT-782817 Filename: WILT782817.jpg
Credit line
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