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Unique ID: NMGW-52968B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval copper alloy pendant loop of 17th century date
The pendant loop comprises a mount, circular ring and separate rivets (with an overall length of 35.7mmand a weight of 3.0g). The mount is widest at its apex (with a width of 12.5mm, length of 30.2mm and a thickness of 2mm) with a bifurcating top edge. The sides gradually converge towards its base. The mount is convex across its width but flat across its length. No decoration is discernible on the corroded surface. The mount was secured using two iron rivets (2.8mm diameter) which remain in place. The hook at the base is inward turning (with a depth of 6.7mm). The loop is sub-circular (9.8mm - 10.7mm diameter) and is of irregular D-shaped section (1.0mm thick and 1.2mm - 2.0mm wide). The surface has a pale green corrosion with some red-brown iron corrosion.
The pendant loop can be closely paralleled with two examples found in Norwich (Margeson, 1993, pp 38, nos 257-8)[1], both recovered from 17th century contexts.
Class: pendant loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.7 mm
Width: 12.5 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2013.49.4
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Donats (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS9368
Four figure Latitude: 51.40090601
Four figure longitude: -3.53955461
1:25K map: SS9368
1:10K map: SS96NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margeson, S. | 1993 | Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 | Norwich | East Anglian Archaeology |
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