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Description: | An elaborate cast copper alloy harness pendant, with slight traces of gilding surviving on the surface. The pendant is formed of two parts, which are joined by a hinge. The pendant is extremely elaborate and remains unparalleled. The main part of the pendant consists of a quatrefoil shaped frame. Within the four angles of the quatrefoil is a sepal, which projects outwards. The frame is chamfered on both sides. On the internal angles of the quatrefoil there is a round (but flat) pellet which has been decorated with engraved cross-hatched lines. The top of the quatrefoil frame forms the hinge and also the suspension loop. The hinge is square in section (but tapers outwards further away form the quatrefoil). Attached to the hinge in the suspension loop which is also square but tapering. The loop is pierced. The loop is set at a 90° angle to the rest of the harness. The hinge has been added to allow the second part of the harness to swing inside the constrains of the quatrefoil frame. This element of the pendant is shaped like a cross. Each arm of the cross is round and flat, the central part of the cross is also round and flat. There is a large pellet in the centre of the pendant. The four projecting arms of the cross are also decorated with an incised cross-hatched linear decoration. The central part of the cross has also been decorated in this way. The central pellet has been pushed through a hole in the centre of the cross and the stump of the pellet can be seen on the reverse. The reverse is undecorated. The pendant is complete and is only slightly worn. The metal has a light-greenish grey patina. This type of pendant awaits further investigation.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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