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Description: | A cast copper alloy two-piece Medieval harness pendant dating from 1200 - 1400 AD.The main frame of the pendant is openwork and floral in design with six lobes representing petals, and six external points in the angles represeting leaves. The top of this frame is stepped into a rectangular suspension loop set perpendicular to the frame. Fitting perfectly inside the frame is a free swinging sexfoil pendant, connected by a horizontal rivet through the apex of the frame, but which is now corroded into position. Traces of gilding survive on the swinger and frame. The metal is corroded to a dark brown wity some light green corrosion at the edges. Compare SWYOR-3AD4D8 and NARC-5216D2.
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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