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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: LANCUM-CDE4B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete enamelled cast copper alloy horse harness pendant dating from the medieval period, that is the 12th-14th century. The pendant itself survives complete without much damage, but most of the enamel is missing. The pendant is square in shape with a shield-shaped pattern on the obverse and a plain reverse. The obverse is very worn and not much of the shield is still recognisable. Blazon/charges/tinctures virtually unrecognisable. However, the pattern appears to be barry, using possibly or/argent and one other tincture (unknown). The background was enamelled in another tincture (colour).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.67 mm
Width: 27.12 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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