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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy harness pendant in good condition, 19mm in surviving length and 26mm in width. This pendant has been cast in one and consists of a central square boss, 7mm by 7mm in size, with originally four arms, one projecting from the centre of each of the four edges of the boss, one of these arms is now missing due to an old break. Each arm is 10mm in length and has a rounded oval shaped terminal, measuring 6mm in length and 7mm in width. The central square boss is decorated with three transverse rows of short slightly wavy incised lines, the front face is also gilded. The back face is flat and undecorated. No parallel could be found for the pendant, it was however found in the same area as another almost identical pendant, this second example is complete and has a suspension loop, set at right angles to the plane of the pendant, projecting from the centre of the top edge of one of the arms. It is therefore likely that the missing arm of this example would have had a suspension loop projecting from its terminal and is therefore also a harness pendant. These pendants are most likely to be medieval in date due to their style and the position of the suspension loop. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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