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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy openwork harness pendant, of Medieval dating (13th to 14th Centuries AD).The harness pendant is of two part form, comprising a frame and a swivelling pendant. Both are incomplete. The frame was probably originally quatrefoil in shape (four lobes), only the top lobe is present. The suspension loop is set at right angles to the rest of the frame, and has an internal diameter of 2.3 mm. An axial bar is present below the suspension loop and forms the method of attachment for the pendant. Only the top of the pendant is present and consists of a flat sheet with a rounded top and rectangular base. The reverse is flat. It measures 38.3 mm in length, 33.1 mm wide and 7.6 mm thick. It weighs 8.7 g.The pendant is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of the majority of the surface detail.Similar shaped openwork harness pendants have been recorded on the PAS database including: WILT-35C0B8, WAW-13AC33, BH-A7C476, SWYOR-3AD4D8, SF-18FB75 and NMS-769006. All are medieval in dating (13th to 14th Centuries AD).
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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