Medieval 'Crowned Head' Harness Pendant
Copper-alloy, gilt and enamelled, 9.53 grams, 32.63 mm tall. Circa 14th century AD. Of cast form with a quatrefoil surrounding a central lozenge with three knops and the suspension loop projecting from the angles of the main quatrefoil. The central lozenge depicting a crowned facing bust with substantial traces of red enamel surround. The whole pendant with much gilding remaining and the suspension intact. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, Reference: WILT-5560B8 and supplied with extract from the PAS entry. An excellent example. Found in Wilsthire.