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Description: | A complete copper-alloy harness pendant in very good condition, 34mm in length and 27mm in width. This pendant has been cast in one and consists of a central square boss, 8mm by 8mm in size, with four arms, one projecting from the centre of each of the four edges of the boss. Each arm is 10mm in length and has a rounded oval shaped terminal, measuring 9mm in length and 7mm in width. Projecting from the centre of the top edge of one of these terminal there is a suspension loop, which is set at right angles to the plane of the pendant. The central square boss is decorated with incised cross-hatched grooves, and the front face of this pendant has a white metal coating. The back face is flat and undecorated. No parallel could be found for the pendant, it was however found in the same area as another almost identical pendant, although this second example is incomplete due to an old break and its suspension loop is missing. These pendants are most likely to be medieval in date due to their style and the position of the suspension loop. | 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: | 1100
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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