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Description: | An Incomplete copper alloy square harness pendant of Medieval, twelfth to thirteenth century date (AD 1100 - AD 1300). Length 22.0mm, width 19mm and overall thickness 7.0mm. Weight 4.87g.The pendant is roughly square in plan and has a maximum thickness of 7mm. At the front it has a raised border around the edge. This border is about 2mm in width and may have had a "ropework design". The loop that secured the pendant to the suspension mount has broken off the top edge and is now missing. This break is old. When complete, the loop would have been turned through an angle of 90° to the plane of the pendant. At the centre, the pendant is perforated to accommodate a copper alloy rivet which secures a separate decorative copper alloy quatrefoil-shaped boss. The rivet has a total length of 7.0mm and its head is globular-shaped. The rear face of the pendant is plain.The piece is corroded and is in poor condition. It has green corrosion products on all surfaces. There are traces of gilding on the front of the pendant, including the boss.
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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