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Description: | A Post-Medieval (1500-1700) silver gilt pendant in the form of a female bust between two outwardly-curving fronds. With the loop uppermost, the female is upside down.The bust has long hair, which runs into the top of the fronds, and the detail of both bust and fronds are the same on either side. The head has a prominent line along the nose, reaching from hairline to chin, and sloping away to either side. The small eyes are slightly raised. Both eyes and nose line are now worn. The neck and shoulders are represented by a thickish raised line. There is detail to the front line of the hair, in the form of tiny transverse grooves.At the opposite end of the object is the loop, 8.05mm in diameter (internal 3.84mm) from the internal end of which extends the base of each frond and a lower leaf. From the top of the lower leaf the frond curves upwards, outwards and almost back on itself. To the outer edge of each frond are c.7 D-shaped petals.The pendant is thickest at the head (5.86mm) and narrows over its length to 3.27mm across the loop. The gilding has been worn from the more prominent areas. The object appears cast in two pieces, a worn casting flash visible running around the outside edge of the object.It measures 23.48mm in length and 15.69mm in max. width (across the fronds). It weighs 6.82g.
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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