Accession No
1901.191 A
Description
Copper alloy square horse harness pendant, bearing an encircled lion passant facing left. Suspension loop attached to the centre of the top edge. Traces of gilding present on the front; surface loss to the upper right corner.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Wimpole
Period
Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Freeman, Samuel J. [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1901.191 A; MAA: AR 1901.245
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Gilt Copper Alloy; ?Gilt Bronze; Gold
Local Term
Measurements
47mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label affixed to object reads: 'Cambridge'.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Labels & Markings)
Object marked 'C.U.M.A.E. 1901.245' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on perspex display board with handwritten label reading: 'Pendant with incised circle / Azure, a lion passant. Wimpole. 1901.191A / C.A.S. AR 1901.245'.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Context (Related Documents)
There is a diagram on the catalogue card.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Azure. Incised circle; Lion Passant.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1818.
Event Date 1818
Author: maa
Context (Auction / Sale)
Fenton's Sale, Mildenhall, Samuel Freeman Collection. 1901.
Event Date 1901
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy square horse harness pendant, bearing an encircled lion passant facing left. Suspension loop attached to the centre of the top edge. Traces of gilding present on the front; surface loss to the upper right corner.
Event Date 14/11/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:16090
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