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Description: | An incomplete Medieval (1100-1400) copper alloy gilt horse harness pendant in the form of a bell, slightly squashed and missing one of its four 'leaves', which fold to enclose the pea (now missing). It measures 40.70mm in length, 15.68mm in width and 10.50mm in thickness. It weighs 5.56g.The bell is conical (or 'tear-drop' shaped) in form and made from a piece of folded sheet metal, with a thicker loop at the apex (internal piercing 2.52mm diameter). Although much of the gilding is now lost, traces remain especially around the base of the loop.Cf. Read (2001) Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, pp.50, 58 no.464.
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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