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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date.The semicircular upper portion of the pendant remains. A plain outer band surrounds the openwork design in which a series of ribs define a geometric pattern. The loop is set at a right-angle to the top of the pendant, its upper side having been lost in antiquity. The piece measures 33.8mm wide, 21.6mm high, 2.6mm thick and weighs 4.1g.Griffiths (1986: 1) suggests that the earliest Medieval harness pendants were probably of circular or openwork form. More complete parallels also support this theory: HAMP1306 and SF-951660 are both decorated with animals of typical 12th century, Romanesque form.
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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