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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant. The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield with a transverse suspension loop projecting from the centre of the top, straight, side. The shield is heavily corroded and now only 0.3mm thick. It has folds in two places and several breaks around the edge. The corrosion has removed any original design. The loop is oval with a drilled circular hole near the top. The whole pendant (including suspension loop) is 43.4mm long, 27.8mm wide, 7.0mm thick and weighs 2.80 grams. Griffiths (1986:1) suggests the majority of shield shaped horse harness pendants date to the 14th century.
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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