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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman harness pendant dating from the late second or third century, AD 150 - 300. It has a heart shaped upper body below which is an extension in the form of a trefoil, the lower lobe of which narrows and extends downwards, terminating in a spherical knop. In the centre of the upper edge of the upper body is a circular suspension loop at ninety degrees to the plane of the body. The loop is incomplete. There is an angled triangular groove on each side of the suspension loop and a further groove beneath each of the side knops of the trefoil but no other decoration. The pendant has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 41.1mm long, 20mm wide and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 7.74gm.Similar examples are illustrated in Appels and Laycock, 2007, Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, page 121. Compare also YORYM-D6FA45 for a very similar example.
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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