Record ID: BERK-7DAE84 - MEDIEVAL harness pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: BERK-7DAE84

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval harness pendant: Horse harness pendant

A cast copper alloy Medieval horse harness pendant, dating from the 13th to 14th century AD. The pendant is complete and consists of a convexed, circular 'spoon-like' hanger with a suspension arm and loop set perpendicular to the hanger. There remains small flecks of gilding on the outer, curved face of the pendant. For similar see Saunders 1991 (Part 1) p23 no.23.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Length: 28.45 mm
Thickness: 3.41 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 15.57 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Gilded [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Parish: Chinnor

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP7602
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Wednesday 2nd November 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Anni Byard - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2011.604

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