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Harness Pendant
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHarness Pendant, 1200s. France, Gothic period, 13th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in memory of Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch by his daughter, Helena Simkhovitch, 1976.169
