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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. It is missing the top of the integraly suspension loop as well as part of one side of the plate due to old breaks. The plate is square in form with a central pyramidal boss that has a concave back face. A narrow border around the edge of the front face is decorated with a band of punched annulets and there are traces of gilding on all surfaces. The centre of the boss is perforated by a separately cast copper-alloy nail whose globular head serves as a projecting knop at the centre of the plate. The square-sectioned shaft of the nail extends into the concave back face of the boss and tapers to a curved point. Extending from the top of the plate is the integral suspension loop, which is set at an angle of 90 degrees to the plane of the plate, is oval shaped in form, with a central circular aperture that is incomplete at the top due to old breaks. The back face of the object is undecorated. It measures 24.69mm in length (excluding suspension loop, 33.98mm including suspension loop), 24.48mm in width, 9.89mm in height/thickness including nail, and weighs 5.12g.This is a Medieval horse harness pendant similar to parallels noted on the PAS database (for example YOYRM-0DDF14 or SUSS-A8DDD6). The current example is of probable 13th to 14th century AD date, c.1200-1400 AD.
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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