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Description: | A cross-shaped copper alloy object, which may be a horse harness pendant or fob. The long arm of the cross widens into a sub-circular terminal, with a hole in the centre, from which the object may have been suspended. Perpendicular to the long arm, at the opposite end of the object from the circular hole, are two short arms, which are sub-rectangular and bend away and curve downwards slightly. Centred between these two arms is another protrusion, which projects upwards for c4mm, giving this part of the object a triangular cross-section. Beyond the short arms, at the end of the object furthest from the circular hole, are two small sub-square shaped protrusions, which are broken but appear to have surrounded another circular hole. The breaks are worn. There are thick linear indentations either side of the upwards protrusion. On the reverse of the object, there are irregular linear indentations on the short arms, and a circular indentation slightly off-centre on the long arm. The metal is dull brown, with light green patches. The object 35mm long and 23.9mm wide and is possibly medieval. No exact parallels could be found, but the object looks similar in profile to harness pendants illustrated in Ashley (2002) Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk.
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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