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Description: | The object is a decorative harness pendant dating to the Medieval period. These pendants were popular in the 12th to 14th centuries. It is made from cast copper alloy. In plan the pendant is a sub-circle with an integral inverted 'V' shaped stem protruding from the upper edge. In profile the pendant is bent at approximately 45ยบ at the junction of the circle and stem. The circle portion forms a frame with a sub- circular shaped openwork in the centre. The internal edge of the frame is scalloped and obliquely angled. The exterior edge is less defined in its scalloped edge. Also in the indentations of the scalloping has a small knop as decoration. The frame at he upper edge forms a straight sided 'inverted 'V' shape which terminates with an in-set lug with a central hole. This stem has traces of iron corrosion, which may suggest that the axis bar from which the pendant was suspended was made of iron. The frame and stem also has traces of gilding. The surface of the pendant is poor, corrosion has occurred, therefore no patina is visible. The pendant measures 35.16mm long and 22.27mm wide. It weighs 5g.
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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