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Description: | A copper-alloy harness pendant, rectangular in shape measuring 41mm in length and 17mm in width. The suspension loop is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant, therefore this pendant is most likely to be medieval in date (Geake 2001, 54). The suspension loop is worn on its front edge. The front face of the pendant is decorated with a design of three evenly spaced chevron grooves, inside these grooves there are tiny spirals. These three chevrons could be a heraldic design as the coat of arms of Clare has three chevrons, however as they are not coloured and are obscured by iron corrosion it is perhaps more likely that they are just decorative rather than heraldic. Some sort of white metal plating is also present on the front face. 11mm from the base of the pendant a centrally placed iron rivet is present, this has caused corroded iron to be deposited in the surrounding area, the function of this rivet is unclear although it is possible that it was added later to allow the pendant to be re-used, perhaps as a mount of some kind. The back face is plain and undecorated. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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