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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: HAMP-9DD4F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A corroded and damaged, but complete cast copper-alloy medieval harness pendant (13/14th century AD). The body of the large pendant is broadly oval with a trapezoidal protrusion at the base; it could be described 'keyhole' shaped. Its form is unusual and difficult to parallel in the literature, for example it does not appear in the forms illustrated in Griffiths (1986, 3). The suspension loop is characteristically perpendicular to the body, sub-oval in form, with a circular perforation. It measures 11.7mm by 6.9mm by 3.2mm. The metal has corroded to a dark brown colour with traces of green and off-white corrosion product on the surface. Traces of gilding survive on the upper surface, in particular near the suspension loop and towards the trapezoidal terminal. The pendant has been twisted as a result of old damage, mainly following a strike to one side of the main oval body.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1175
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 59.85 mm
Width: 28.05 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 13.45 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E2695

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Damerham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU0816
Four figure Latitude: 50.943386
Four figure longitude: -1.887505
1:25K map: SU0816
1:10K map: SU01NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, N.	1986	Horse Harness Pendants		Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 5	3

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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