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Description: | A copper-alloy harness pendant suspension mount. It is a smaller version of the horizontal decorative bar mount, it is 30mm in length and 6mm in width with a semi-circular cross-section. The front face is convex and does not have double cusps at the ends of the horizontal element, instead a transverse groove can be seen at either end. Beyond the grooves each terminal is rounded with a central rivet hole, one rivet remains in place, the terminals end in small projecting rounded knops. The hinge part is almost complete although the pin which held the pendant in place is now missing. The front face has traces of gilding on it and the back face is undecorated and flat. An almost identical pendant suspension mount has been found in London of almost the same size and of an identical style it has been dated to about the 13th century (Clark 1995, 69, Fig 52, No 74).
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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