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Description: | A bell-shaped pendant whose apex loop is unpierced (and presumably unfinished). The object is decorated with Salin Style 1 motifs. The prominent central head with curling moustache is flanked by a pair of bird-like creatures. Below the head is a protruding stepped rectangular shape which extends to the bottom of the pendant. The reverse is plain.
The object belongs to a small group of pendants which are characterised by their bell-like shape and flat profile. Similar examples are known from 'Suffolk' (MacGregor and Bolick 1993, no.25.6, p.162); Barrington, Cambs (op. cit., no.25.6, p.163); Brighthampton, Oxon (op. cit. no.25.8, p.163); Chessel Down (grave 85), Isle of Wight (Arnold 1982, 68 and fig. 18); and Kingsworthy (grave 77), Hants (Chadwick Hawkes and Grainger 2004, 76 and 108). Chadwick Hawkes and Grainger suggest that they are belt pendants or purse fittings, but they are also thought to have a role on horse harness.
A rather lower-quality example can be seen on the PAS database at HAMP3442 .
The central projection can be paralleled on the Brighthampton, Barrington and Kingsworthy pendants. | 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: | 500
600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | David Williams | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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