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Description: | Brief description of object: West Shropshire Pendant 2004 T452 Oval shaped pendant with a small lentoid suspension loop on upper edge. Set centrally within the gold framework is a cabochon-cut red stone (probably garnet). Surrounding this are two concentric rows of cloisonné set red cut garnets. The inner row contains 27 cells and the outer 28. The suspension loop is decorated with an incised herringbone pattern and the frame edges of the pendant are decorated with three concentric rows of incised beading which may represent rope-work. The rear of the frame is plain with a sub oval concave dished depression in behind the central stone. A conservator has looked at the artefact (J. Thompson-Webb - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) and has suggested that the majority of the flat cut cloisonné set garnets are likely to remain within their settings. They have been pushed backwards into the hollow setting of the pendant. She believes that the body of the pendant is formed in two parts; a perforated front plate and a dished back plate which is crimped over the front to secure the stones. This has then been decorated in the styles described above. No attempt has been made to clean the pendant either by the conservator or the finder. The pendant has received minor amounts of damage in the burial environment. The damage includes a small crack in the upper part of the central stone, and damage to a number of the flat cut garnets settings. There is also a small amount scuffing and scratching to all faces of the pendant.The suspension loop measures 5.4mm length, 11.1mm width and is 5.9mm thick. The body of the brooch measures 27.9mm length, 25.1mm width and is 2.9mm thick. The central stone measures 15.4mm length, 13.2mm width and it projects 3.9mm. The pendant weighs 11.65 grams.On first impressions the pendant seems to be similar to a number of early medieval (Saxon) examples, specifically those found in the south east of England. The pendant is heavily influenced or is likely to be a product of the Kentish metalworking tradition. If this is the case it is likely to date from the late 6th or 7th centuries AD (580 -700).
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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