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Description: | An incomplete rectangular copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. It is missing part of the suspension loop due to old breaks, now worn.It is flat. The front face is decorated with a series of interweaving diagonal bands, each formed from double grooves. Between the bands are fields with circular pellet decoration. At the top of the pendant is the remains of an integral suspension loop. This is flat and rectangular set at an angle of 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant. There are traces of gilding on the front face. The back face is undecorated. This harness pendant measures 30.97mm in length (including suspension loop), 23.60mm in length (at the plate), 28.82mm in width, 1.16mm in thickness, 10.34g in weight.There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (HAMP-9B2B77), (SF-B5A2E5). However, no direct parallels could be found.
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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