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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: SF-F5AFB4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

a copper alloy medieval harness pendant. It is a quatrefoil with irregular sized lobes and measures 33.57mm in length and 26.51mm in width. It weighs 8.08g. The attachment loop at the top is incomplete. The mount is decorated with enamels in red, dark blue and pale green.It has a central six-petalled flower (red) with a central dot and narrow surround (pale green) and the background is dark blue. Within all four lobes there is a three-leaf device , suggestive of a fleur-de-lis (pale green). The reverse of the pendant is plain and undecorated.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.57 mm
Width: 26.51 mm
Weight: 8.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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