Harness Pendant

Cleveland Museum of Art

Harness Pendant

Date
1200s
Medium
gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Culture
France, Gothic period, 13th century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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