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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: WAW-837E34
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is a drop shape with an elongated tip which forms a perforated lug which is perpendicular to the pendant. The outer surface of the pendant is slightly convex and the reverse concave. The surface of the pendant is heavily abraded. The pendant measures 36.57mm long, and 15.82mm wide. It weighs 2.81g.
The harness pendant dates to the Medieval period and were most popular in the 13th and early 14th century (Griffiths, N. 1986 Horse Harness Pendants Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 5).
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 1325
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.57 mm
Width: 15.82 mm
Weight: 2.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Monday 4th March 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Salwarpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8861
Four figure Latitude: 52.247047
Four figure longitude: -2.177182
1:25K map: SO8861
1:10K map: SO86SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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