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Description: | Incomplete Roman harnesses pendant. What remains of this pendant is the suspension fitting that would have hung from a separate mount. The fitting is rectangular in section and roughly heart shaped in plan, but with a flattened end instead of a point. From between the two upper curves of the heart extends an integral, short rectangular neck. From the neck is an integrally cast, transverse suspension loop, which is broken at the top. Originally the pendant would have continued on into an elongated, narrowed extension, possibly finished with a globular terminal. Given that the break surface has been worn smooth and is patinated in a similar manner to the rest of the object, this extension probably broke off some time in antiquity. The pendant has a surviving length of 31.92mm, of which 11.7mm is the loop. It is 22.14mm wide at the widest point, 3.28mm thick, and weighs 7.45g. It has a dark green patina with mottled patches of lighter green, the surface being slightly abraded. It dates to the 3rd century AD. An example of a complete pendant with its mount can be seen in Bishop and Coulston, 1993, page 156 number 14 and 16.
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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