Medieval Heart‑Shaped Pendant — Lead Alloy with Fleur‑de‑Lis & Monogram (1350–1450)

WMA 9161

Medieval Heart‑Shaped Pendant. A lead alloy heart‑shaped pendant. The face is decorated with a cabled border, central line and teardrop shape either side. The reverse shows an eight‑pointed star above an M or W monogram with pellets in the field. Circa 1350–1450. See PAS record NLM‑80A7B0, which appears to be from the same mould. Lincolnshire. 40 mm × 26 mm. The heart became popular as an emblem of love in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. This pendant is more likely to be secular than religious.

£95.00