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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy harness pendant. The pendant is disk shaped, convex on the front and concave on the back with a complete but worn transverse suspension loop at the top which is slightly bent backwards. The surface is now worn and corroded, removing any original decoration. It is 30.2mm long including the loop, the main disk is 24.4mm in diameter and 1.1mm thick; the loop is 6.5mm by 2.2mm thick and the entire piece weighs 4.30 grams.Griffiths (1986:1) discusses similar plain circular examples and suggests these originated in the 12th century although they were most [popular in the 14th. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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