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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield with a lug ending in a broken transverse suspension loop projecting from the centre of the top, straight, side. About one third is missing from the bottom due to an old break. The shield is thin (0.7mm) and slightly domed. The front is gilded with incised and stamped decoration the details of which are obscured by corrosion but which include triangles, lozenges and zig zag lines. It is 40.3mm long, 41.9mm wide, 5.4mm thick and weighs 7.24 grams. Griffiths (1986:1) suggests the majority of shield shaped horse harness pendants date to the 14th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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