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Description: | Medieval cast copper-alloy shield-shaped harness pendant with rounded upper corners and a pointed base. From the centre of the top edge projects an oval transverse suspension loop with a central circular piercing. Any decoration is lost to wear and corrosion. It is now 38.3mm long excluding the suspension loop, 48.7mm including, 29.9mm wide and 1.6mm thick excluding the suspension loop, 7.7mm including; it weighs 6.39 grams.Harness pendants are generally dated from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, with the majority of the shield shaped examples dating to the fourteenth century (Griffiths, 1995:1).
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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