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Description: | Cast copper alloy horse harness pendant of probable 14th-century (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is irregular in plan and profile. The main part of the pendant is formed from a relatively large sub-spherical ball. From the upper edge of this a small cylindrical collar extends and expands to form an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the pendant. The pendant measures 31.7mm in length, 12.7mm in width, and it is 13.7mm thick. It weighs 12.89 grams.
The lower part of the pendant is decorated on all sides and surfaces. This decoration is formed by both casting and incising. The decoration is divided into two distinct zones by a circumferential cast band. This band is formed by a series of interlocking sub-rectangular pellets which form a rope-like pattern. Beneath this band the decoration has been formed by six cast dish like panels. Each of these panels is concave and divided from the next by a linear cast line. When viewed from beneath the ribs form a six pointed star. It is possible that the concave panels have been decorated; however, evidence of this has been obscured by corrosion and abrasion. Above the linear band the sphere is relatively smooth and regular. It has been decorated with a series of two circumferential bands of irregular curvi-linear designs. Each of the bands is formed from a series of curved pointed triangles, similar to that of stylistic waves. The two bands do not interlock but respect each other. Again some of this detail has been lost through abrasion. The suspension loop and extended collar are not decorated. However the whole pendant has been coated with a silver applied surface, possibly silvering or tinning.
The harness pendant has a grey green colour with an even but abraded patina. There are small patches of light green active corrosion on the lower half of the pendant; these coincide with the areas of abrasion. A direct parallel for this pendant has not been found, however, the overall style of pendant fits with horse-harness pendants which have been dated to the middle of the medieval period, specifically the 14th century (Griffiths: 1986: Horse Harness Pendants. Finds Research Group Data Sheet 5). | Subjects: | Horse | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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