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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: LVPL-5443B6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period. The object is shield shaped in plan with a projection at the top. The projection is oval in cross-section and would have had a circular loop at the top for attachment. The remains of a heraldic device can be seen on the outer face. The device has a cross fourchée which would have been enamelled. The rear of the object is undecorated and corroded. The pendant is corroded and has been over cleaned removing any patina.

The object can be dated to the 14th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42.24 mm
Width: 25.91 mm
Thickness: 3.97 mm
Weight: 5.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wrexham (Unitary Authority)
District: Wrexham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rossett

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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