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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SWYOR-ED4084
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is very worn and although the motif of a lion can be seen, the colour does not survive and it is therefore impossible to pin this pendant down to one individual arms. The lion on the pendant is a lion rampant (guardant - possibly) maculate (with spots). At the top of the shield there is a suspension loop with a circular perforation; the loop has some gilding on the front. The pendant weighs 16.27g and measures44.4mm in length, 27.11mm in width and 8.5mm in thickness.
Notes:
Arms: Uncertain.
Class: heraldic
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 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.4 mm
Width: 27.11 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Weight: 16.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th July 2006
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Castleford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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