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Description: | A copper-alloy harness pendant. It is flat and rectangular in shape measuring 28mm in length and 34mm in width. At the top of the harness pendant there is a complete circular suspension loop, measuring 7mm in external diameter, which is set at right angles to the plane of the rectangle. The front face of the harness pendant is decorated with an engraved flower with six equally sized petals, each petal has a circular groove near its outer edge. Outside the flower there is further decoration in the form of small circular grooves. Through the centre of the flower there is a circular hole with a rivet still present within it, with its rounded head on the front face. The front face also has traces of gilding. The back face is undecorated. This harness pendant is medieval and likely to be 13th century in date due to its rectangular shape, engraved design and gilding (J. Clark 1995, p62-64). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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