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Description: | Medieval copper alloy harness pendant, probably of 13th or 14th century dateThe harness pendant is of two-part form, comprising a frame and swivelling pendant and is near-complete, missing the suspension mount (with a length of 44.0mm and a weight of 16.2g). The suspension mount was hinged through a lug (2.8mm thick 6.6mm wide) with a central perforation (2.9mm diameter). The sexfoil frame (with a width of 29.2mm) is open and each of the six lobes is separated with a raised rib, which projects towards the centre (leaving a gap of 8.6mm). The inner pendant remains in place and swivels from the apex of the frame. The inner pendant is of sub-circular to oval form (with a diameter of 21.4mm - 23.3mm) and is sheet copper alloy (with a thickness of 1.6mm). At the centre of the inner pendant is a separate globular rivet (10.3mm long and 7.7mm diameter), which is able to move between the ribs of the frame. The rivet is secured by being peened over a washer (7.8mm diameter) at the rear. The pendant has a pale green to red-brown surface with remnant traces of green patina.The pendant can be closely paralleled with an example recorded by Read (1988) from Haccombe, Devon which also has a sexfoil frame and separate central decorative rivet and washer attached to the inner pendant. The Haccombe pendant has a rivet through an integral boss at the centre of the inner pendant.
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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