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Description: | A copper-alloy horse harness pendant of Medieval date. The pendant consists of a rectangular plate which would have been suspended by means of now-missing central hanger. The upper surface of the pendant bears an incised sexfoil, each petal containing a single punched ring-and-dot mark. The fields surrounding the design have been filled with such marks and there is an incised line border around the perimeter. Pushed through the centre of the sexfoil is a dome-headed rivet. The upper surface of the pendant is heavily gilt. The object is slightly bent. It measures 35.5mm long, 30.7mm high and 7.8mm thick (at the rivet). The weight is 8.93g.Griffiths (1986: 1) believes that square and rectangular harness pendants are probably 13th century in date. This piece was found in close association with a number of other Medieval finds, most notably a harness pendant suspension mount, BH-9E6AE2, to which it may well be related. All of the finds in this related group are also plausibly of 13th century date. See 'Related finds' list for full details.
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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