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Description: | An Anglo-Saxon gold pendant of the seventh century. The pendant was originally flat and oval but is now bent. The pendant originally had a setting (which is likely to have been of cabochon-cut garnet or glass) held in place by way of a narrow internal lip on the front. The lip is an extension of the back-plate, folded up and decorated with two bands of beaded filigree soldered onto the surface. The outer band has larger pellets than the inner band. A narrow, ribbed suspension loop extends from the top on the reverse but is now damaged and bent backwards on itself. This loop is soldered onto the back-plate and is decorated on one face with three longitudinal ridges, one in the centre and the others along the edges. Despite the pendant displaying substantial post-depositional damage it appears relatively unworn.The pendant belongs to a large family of similar personal ornaments which came into fashion in the early 7th century and continued to be worn until its close. A complete example was found near Horncastle in 2000 (Treasure Annual Report 2000, p.44, no. 61; ref. M&ME 324). The object fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%.
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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