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Description: | Cast copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is a sub-circular in plan. The centre of the pendant has a circular perforation. The centre of the upper edge has an integral lug with a perforation, which is perpendicular to the pendant. The outer surface of the pendant is slightly convex and the reverse concave. The surface of the pendant is heavily abraded. The pendant measures 34.06mm long, and 14.9mm wide. It weighs 1.9g.
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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