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Description: | A Medieval cast copper-alloy square harness pendant (c. 1200-c. 1400).The plate is square in plan with rounded corners and has a sub-circular hole at the centre and has a maximum diameter of 4.3mm. Along the top edge, at the centre, there is suspension loop turned through 90° to the plane of the plate. It projects forwards slightly and the circular perforation is 2.0mm in diameter. At the front, near the corners, there are scant remains of ring-and-dot motifs. However, a pattern of these cannot be determined. Due to corrosion and loss of material a pattern cannot be deduced on the remaining part of the plate. The rear of the plate is flat.This harness pendant is in poor condition. A lower corner is missing due to a break and there is a fracture to one side of the suspension loop. No patina has survived and traces pf gilding can be seen at the front. Where the metal is not covered with bright green copper-alloy corrosion products, the surface is a dull matt brown colour.Height: 32.6mm; width: 26.4mm; thickness: 5.0mm; thickness of plate: 1.4mm. Weight: 4.22g.
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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