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Description: | Medieval copper alloy and gold horse harness pendant, 65mm long, 25mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a greenish patina and weighs 21.17 grams. The object is in two parts and consists of a flat circular back plate which has a central circular rivet holding in place part of a further circle. This circle has sub-circular cut outs arranged around the central rivet like a flower. It has a protruding rectangular sectioned shaft, 6mm long, which has a round suspension loop protruding from its upperside. This loop holds the pendant onto an inverted T shaped arm. The pendant is held in place by a short shaft with two circular plates on either side which sit at the bottom of the inverted T. The arms have a triangular section and have rounded ends which terminate with a short rectangular protrusion. The end of each of the three arms holds a circular sectioned rivet and most of the arms and part of the pendant are gilded.
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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