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Description: | Early Roman cast copper alloy incomplete harness fitting, probably a pendant. There are two damaged and incomplete suspension loops at the apex of the pendant and they are perpendicular to the main body. The main body is comprised of two curved and tapering arms (almost forming a semi-circle) with a projecting circular boss in between. The arms have cast, obliques lines along their length, and both arms are incomplete with a worn break at their terminals. The central boss is decorated with a quatrefoil design of red enamel surrounded by an off-white enamel field. The reverse of the pendant is concave and the casting is not well finished, suggesting that only the front of the object would have been visible. The object has a dark green-brown patina. In its current condition, it is 33.47mm wide, 57.83mm long and 8.78mm thick. The suspension loops are 9.07mm in diameter and 4.8mm thick. The arms are 10.5mm wide, 7.3mm thick tapering to 5.09mm wide, 3.77mm thick. The enameled boss is 18.12mm in diameter and 5.62mm thick. It weighs 28.40 grams.
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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