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Harness Pendant

1200s

France, Gothic period, 13th century

Medium
gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Measurements
Overall: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Given in memory of Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch by his daughter, Helena Simkhovitch 1976.169
Public Domain
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Location
106C Medieval Treasury
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Description

Probably a pendant (hanging ornament) because of the loop at the top, this plaque may have been hung from a horse's breast plate. It also could be a crusader's badge.
A gilded copper pendant shaped like an eight-lobed flower surrounds a central ring enclosing a green cross layered over a white diagonal cross on dark blue enamel. White leaf shapes fill the outer lobes. Six rounded green stones nestle into the gold-colored rim. Above the pendant fuses a small loop, and below hang two matching loops. Missing enamel and dark oxidation across the surface reveal the underlying metal's age.

Harness Pendant

1200s

France, Gothic period, 13th century

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