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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy Medieval shield-shaped harness pendant. The pendant has a cast-in circular suspension loop (with circular hole), atop the shield turned 90 degrees in the plain to the shield. The front of the shield as a raised relief design showing 6 teardrops so that there are three in the top row, two in the second row and finally one in the bottom row. The reverse is plain. The surface is poorly corroded but there are some traces of a now discoloured yellow-green surface coating which may be degraded gilding.
The mount has a length of 41.16mm (inc. suspension loop); 30mm (exc. suspension loop).
Mounts of this type are typically dated to the 1300s. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burrill, Charlotte - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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