Horse harness pendant
This pendant is shown on the left in the photograph and is in the form of a heraldic shield.Decorative pendants like this were attached to horse harnesses, sometimes in groups but more commonly as a single pendant. In the heat of medieval battle they enabled people to identify each other.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 63/2003/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- copper alloyenamel
- Common Name
- horse harness pendant
- Simple Name
- harness fitting
- Period Classification
- Medieval (1200-1500)
- Production Year Low
- 1300
- Production Year High
- 1400
