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Description: | A worn, corroded and bent cast copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date (12th/13th century AD). The object consists of a small pierced loop for suspension (10.3mm in length, 2.35mm thick) and the upper edges of an unidentifiable pendant form. From the suspension loop, the remains of the body extends at right angles in a curve to one side of the loop, where it then expands in width to form a circular feature, possibly similar to Ashley (2002, 6; refs. 11-12). At this circular feature the pendant has broken. This section of the pendant has been bent such that it sits behind the suspension loop. Along the upper surface of the body of the pendant it is possible to see punched annulet decoration, with traces of gilt, which is also visible at the base of the suspension loop. This object has corroded to a dark red-brown colour, with traces of a off-white corrosion product on the reverse.
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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