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Description: | Medieval (13th to 14th century AD) cast copper alloy cruciform horse harness pendant. The cross is equal armed with rounded knops at the end of each arm and a central domed boss . The arms themselves are D shaped in section with a flat back. At the end of one arm is a broken transverse suspension loop. The knops at the ends of the other three arms have a bevelled back and they and the central boss are decorated with incised cross hatching. There may also be cross hatching on the knop adjacent to the suspension loop but this is less clear, There are traces of gilding on the front. It is 58.3mm long including the loop 51.4mm wide and 7.6mm thick; it weighs 16.04 grams. NMS-307806 on this database is very similar.
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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