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Description: | Small oval silver pendant. The object is bright silver with some areas of mid grey tarnish. It is perforated at one long end. This perforation is not quite centred on the end but is offset to one side. On one face of the pendant, there is a slight raised lip in the form of a 'D' defining or surrounding this perforation. On this same side, the end with the hole is thickened slightly with a slight irregular edge running horizontally just below the perforation (as suspended). There are also numerous short straight incised lines or scratches on this side several of which run parallel to each other. There is no sign of any deliberate decoration. The other side also has some of these scratches but many fewer. On this side there is also a raised lip around the perforation but this seems to be solely the result of something having been driven through the metal. There is no sign of any decoration.Assessment:The object appears to have been intended as jewellery as there is no sign that it was converted from some other function (eg coin). There is no evidence that it had any devices or decorations marked on it, and thus it is nearly impossible to date. Considering the other finds in the area a post-medieval date is perhaps the most likely. It is possible that this object was a minor decorative element of some sort of fob, necklace or bracelet.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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