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Description: | Cast copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is a sub-heart shape in plan. The centre of the upper edge has an integral lug with a perforation at the upper edge which is perpendicular to the pendant. The perforation is incomplete. The outer surface of the pendant is slightly convex and the reverse concave. The outer surface is decorated with an off-centre trefoil shaped stud which a flattened terminal on the reverse. The outer surface has traces of gilding, otherwise the pendant has is abraded and has red copper corrosion. The pendant measures 37.35mm long, and 27.79mm wide. It weighs 6.4g.
The harness pendant dates to the medieval period and were most popular in the 13th and early 14th century (Griffiths, N. 1986 Horse Harness Pendants Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 5). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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