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Description: | Copper-alloy horse-harness pendant, roughly square or rectangular in shape, with each edge shaped into three lobes; the edge opposite the suspension loop is less deeply lobed. The suspension loop is broken, but the base still projects upwards from the top of the pendant. In the centre of the mount there is a blue enamel motif, possibly a flower with projecting petals around an empty circular centre. Enamel survives in three of the petals. Directly below, there is a circular perforation which may be an empty rivet hole. The reverse is undecorated. The pendant has a corroded powdery mid greyish-green surface.
Roughly similar pendants can be found illustrated in Ashley (2002). Nos. 21 and 22 are square pendants with perforations in their lower edges, and which are part of an elaborate set. Ashley dates these to the 12th or early 13th century; it is unusual to have enamelled decoration at this early stage in the development of horse-harness pendants (Ashley 2002, 7-8). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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