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Description: | A shield-shaped cast copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is extremely corroded. Due to the level of corrosion and wear it has lost some of its original shape. A large iron rivet remains in situ. The rivet can be seen running through the centre of the pendant and the iron corrosion can be seen spreading onto the front and reverse of the object. The suspension loop also remains intact, it is pierced.No other decoration or enamelling can be seen on the surface of the pendant. The metal is a patchy mid brownish-green colour. This type of horse-harness pendant dates to circa 1250-1400; other examples of shield-shaped pendants can be found in Ashley, 2002, p10, fig: 10.
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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