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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy enamelled and gilt Medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is square and has an attachment shank and loop projecting from the centre of the top edge. With the attachment loop, the pendant measures 30.13mm in length and weighs 4.48g.From the front the shank is sub triangular, tapering from the pendant. From the side, however, it tapers towards the pendant. From the front, the shank measures 11.40mm in length, a maximum of 3.84mm in width and 2.39mm in thickness. At the top of the shank, the loop projects forwards and increases to 6.01mm in thickness. This leaves the reverse side of the shaft flat. The square part of the pendant measures 18.73mm in length, 19.10mm in width and 2.53mm in thickness. It is decorated with a castle within a larger slightly recessed circular field measuring 12.96mm in diameter. The castle within the central circle has three towers (producing a crenelated effect) and five windows, three windows on the towers and two immediately below, either side of a central door. The recessed field within the circle has traces of red enamel surrounding the castle and where the windows and door are. At the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions of each edge of the square pendant and touching the central circular field, there is a ring and dot decoration. There is other decoration in the corners between the outer edges of the pendant and the central field but the artefact is too worn to determine what this is. The rest of the pendant and attachment loop have traces of gilding although this has now mainly worn away. The reverse side of the pendant is flat and undecorated.
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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