S34b Pendant (Amethyst)

Description

Items of pewter jewellery such as this pendant, the original of which was found in Rotterdam, were produced in the late middle ages for the mass market in imitation of rich courtly jewellery. The artefact would originally have been fitted with a coloured glass stone, but this was missing when found.
Original found in Rotterdam
Fitted with a silver plated chain. Fitted with a 12mm amethyst cabochon