£170
Medieval Heraldic Pendant. Circa 13th-14th century CE. A gilt bronze shield-shaped pendant with blue enamel. The arms of De Bohun, Earls of Hereford and Essex. 9.41g. 44mm x 20mm.
The de Bohun then Bohun family is an English noble family of Norman origin that played a prominent role in English political and military history during the Late Middle Ages. The swan used by the family and their descendants as a heraldic badge came to be called the Bohun swan.
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