It is from the late Tudor period and notable for the use of diamonds. Pendants such as this were worn by aristocratic, or even royal, women in various ways; attached to clothing or hanging from chains or ribbons. Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service has a collections of portraits of individuals wearing costume and jewellery of the same period.

Provenance

Discovered by a metal detectorist near Brentwood, Essex and declared Treasure in 2007.