Protect yourself and those you love with this portcullis wax seal necklace pendant.  On this portcullis is a lion passant, walking, under a banner which reads the Latin motto SORTE SUA CONTENTUS and translates LET HIM BE CONTENT WITH HIS CONDITION or be content and make the best of it.
Protective talisman wax seal jewelry.  

A portcullis is a strong and heavy gridded gate, or grating, that is suspended vertically by chains on either side and can be dropped down quickly to control access and defend a castle, fortress, or city. 

- symbolism - 
In heraldry, the portcullis represents protection in an emergency and the lion is symbolic of dauntless courage.
The portcullis is also the symbol for British parliament, an institution of justice and law.

- approximate measurement - 7/8" (21mm)
- wax seal charm metal - sterling silver (.925 recycled silver)
- photographed with 1937 US dime for scale
- charm only, the chain is sold separately here.

Hand crafted from a Georgian Period (1714 – 1837) carnelian fob wax seal.

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This is the crest for the Hartridge family of Kent and Surry and was the badge of houses of Tudor and Beaufort.

Impressed with history!