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Description: | A copper-alloy possible harness pendant possibly dating to the Iron Age or Roman Period (800 BC - AD 410). It is formed from a horseshoe-shaped arch terminating in two roundels. The two arms are connected to each other by a very curve arch and a much straighter arch. The space between is openwork. A shorter and narrower arch is attached by its arms to the apex of the main arch.The roundels are barrel-shaped with circumferential grooves decorating the sides and indentations in the ends. The arms are sub-rectangular in section have small grooves as decoration in their outer edges.Overall the artefact measures 21.45x16.45x5.80mm and weighs 5.09g. The roundels are 6.10mm in diameter and 5.80mm thick. The main arch is 12.05mm long, 15.20mm wide and 4.10mm thick. The small arch is 5.90mm long, 9.25mm wide and 3.25mm thick.
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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