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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval (13th or 14th century) pendant. A horse harness pendant with a suspension loop turned through 90 degrees. The pendant is scallop-shaped and the face is decorated with four punched roundels?. It is possible that these bore a heraldic design but they are too worn to make out. There appears to be the remains of red enamel? in two of the roundels. Remnants of gilding are present in the left part of the field and on the suspension loop. The reverse is plain. Length 43mm, width 31mm, thickness 2.5mm, weight 11.4g. The patina is mid brown with light green corrosion covering the reverse and parts of the face. No parallels could be found, however there are quatrefoil and circular pendants dating from the 13th and 14th centuries in Read (1988) page 57, nos. 7 and 9 and Read (2001) pages 49 and 56, nos. 441 to 446.
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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