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Description: | A copper alloy medieval harness pendant. The pendant is triangular in shape with a wiggle work pattern etched along the border of the front. It has an integral suspension loop at one of the points, which is at 90 degrees to the pendant. A large amount of gilding survives on the front surface. It has a length of 46.9mm, a width of 18.8mm, a thickness of 1.3mm and a weight of 5.21g. Harness pendants with similar decoration can be seen in Cherry (1991) in Saunders (ed) Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1 and there is one of similar shape on page 5 of Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk by Ashley (2002). It dates from the 12th or early 13th 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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