Record Details

NHER Number:33232
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:13th century gilded horse harness pendant

Summary

Metal detecting in 1997 recovered a gilded horse harness pendant, depicting a lion passant guardant. It was probably made in the late 13th century.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 51 15
Map Sheet:TF51NW
Parish:WALPOLE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

October 1997. Metal detector finds. On line of droveway south-west of NHER 20276c.
Gilded horse harness pendant, bronze, openwork, lion passant guardant or. Trances of iron staining around suspension loop. Probably late 13th century. ?For England.
Drawing (S1) in file.
Identified by S. Ashley (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 November 1997.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

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