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Description: | What remains of this possible pendant is the neck and integral loop and a fragment of wire through the loop. In length the object is 26.8mm, and the maximum width, which is the length of wire is 11.4mm. Both components has a dark grey matte surface.
The lower terminal of the pendants 'neck' is a sub-triangular shape with a concave base. The two corners are broken edges. The breaks are not recent, but the patina does not cover them. The base is quite flat, but then becomes an oval shape in section. This oval portion runs the length of the neck and terminates with a loop which is perpendicular to the base. In profile the neck is gently curved.
The wire is slightly angular in section and not completely round. It fits tightly within the loop.
The perpendicular loop and wire suggest that this may be a harness pendant. In Ashley, there is an example of a pendant with an elongated neck, which maybe similar to this example. Ashley dates his example to the 12th to early 13th centuries. | 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
1225 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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