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Description: | The object appears to be a Medieval harness pendant which is in the form of a bell. Harness pendants were popular between the 12th and 14th centuries.
The pendant has a long vertical stem, which is oval in section. The upper terminal of the step is a sub-oval shape in plan with a central suspension hole. The lower terminal of the stem is then integral to the bell. The upper face of the bell has the stem protruding from the centre. This face is a sub-square shape in plan with rounded corners in plan and profile. Originally this face would have been a larger, flat, square, but four flaps were created. These flaps were folded down and curved under forming the hollow bell with an ?X? on the lower face due to the flaps meeting. One flap is no incomplete. The interior of the bell is obscured, it is not certain whether the ball was made of iron or not. Due to the lack of iron corrosion product on the surface, it probably wasn?t, presuming there was one originally.
The pendant has a dark green patina. On there upper surface there are specks of gilding remaining. In length, from the upper terminal of the stem to the lower face of the bell, it measures 33.04mm, and is 21.11mm across the width of the bell. It weighs 10.68g. | 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
1400 | 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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