YORYM-515C52: Medieval : Harness Pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: YORYM-515C52

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date, AD 1200 - 1400. The pendant comprises a circular plate with a curved profile – concave at the front and convex to the reverse – with an integral attachment loop projecting to one edge.

The plate is undecorated and the terminal of the attachment loop has been lost to old, worn breaks.

The metal has a mid-green delaminated patina and is worn. The pendant is 29.1mm long, 5.9mm wide, 1.1mm thick, 12.5mm in diameter and weighs 1.6g.

Similar examples are illustrated in Griffiths (1995) p.64 and also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database including as YORYM-25CD43, NLM-FC6AFA and LIN-844E26.

Harness pendants are generally dated from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, with enamelled and heraldic types predominating in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries (Griffiths 1995, p.62).

Ref: Griffiths, N. (1995) 'Harness Pendants and Associated Fittings' in Clark, J. The Medieval Horse and its Equipment. London: HMSO. p.62.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.1 mm
Width: 5.9 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 12.5 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E06543

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bainton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9451
Four figure Latitude: 53.94657641
Four figure longitude: -0.56928765
1:25K map: SE9451
1:10K map: SE95SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 2 years ago
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