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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy and very worn medieval (probable) harness pendant in the form of an eagle. Its incomplete length is 20mm, its wingspan 15.5mm. It is flat on the reverse while the other face is more rounded. The main body of the eagle is rectangular and 14mm long. At one short end it divieds into three stems. Joining the outermost two stems and the body is a wing on either side, rising up beyond the shoulder and dipping, creating a concave top-of-wing edge to the neck. The neck is 3mm long and the head pointed to one side (as though the head is turned to one side and the point is the beak). There is also a point on the top of the head. However, the object is extremely worn and the edges quite thin so this does not necessarily mean these points were original and intended. The original patina is missing and the metal is now browny-purple in colour. On the reverse is a white yellow-green patch. The wings appear to have vertical lines decorating them, though this may be where the metal is so worn and thin - although the reverse does not appear like this and is the same thinness. The identification of this as a harness pendant is based on it being almost identical to Portable Antiquities find HAMP 2260 from Headbourne Worthy, Hampshire, which has a complete loop extending from the head. Medieval in date. Max thickness 2.09mm, minimum 1.16mm. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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