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Description: | A cast copper-alloy harness pendant set dating from the medieval period, about AD 1200 - 1400. The pendant is cross shaped and each arm terminates in a rounded end. The front is smooth and apart from gilding, does not seem to be decorated. The reverse is flat and smooth. Above the cross is a suspension loop at right angles to the plane of the cross. The loop forms a hinge with the pendant suspension mount which survives in situ. It is a vertical rectangular bar with a rounded upper end. The lower end divides into two hinge lugs supporting the copper alloy axis bar. The only decoration is a raised transver line across the top of th hinged part, and traces of gilding. Projecting from the back of the mount is a single integral rivet at the upper end. The harness pendant set has a light green patina. It is 46.2mm long, 26.4mm wide and 11.6mm thick. 7.34g. Compare WILT-DAAEE0 and SWYOR-EC7637.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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