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Description: | Horse-harness pendant complete with suspension mount, both made from copper alloy. The pendant is in the shape of a six-petalled flower, 14 mm wide and with a hollowed reverse. The uppermost petal is extended out into a long stem which eventually terminates in a loop; this is now slightly bent. The total length of the pendant is 30 mm. The suspension mount is also in the shape of a six-petalled flower, with a rivet hole in the centre blocked by iron corrosion. Below the lowest petal, a projection is folded in half and a slot cut to form two hinge loops. A copper-alloy hinge bar passes through all three loops to join the pendant to the mount. Above the uppermost petal of the mount is a flat projection which flares out to 12 mm wide at the top, where there is an empty rivet hole. Just below this rivet hole is a straight line between the green patina that covers most of the mount and a very dark brown patina; this dark brown colour does not extend over the reverse. This projection is also now bent. The total unbent length of the entire set is c. 70 mm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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