IHS-E3D047: Harness pendant: Meautys arms

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: IHS-E3D047

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy shield-shaped horse harness pendant in poor condition. Virtually none of the original enamel remains (the exception is a tiny speck of greenish-black in the top left-hand corner) and the suspension loop is missing. Owner has also varnished the face, obscuring details further. Arms appear to have been a unicorn salient. Measurements: 27 mm x 33 mm.

Notes:

Possibly an early piece of evidence for the arms of the Meautys family. Two such pendants have been found in the vicinity of York, the second with a significant amount of enamel remaining, see horsegear 55a.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1986

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Originally York Sealmat 55

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Coxwold (Civil Parish)

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Recording Institution: IHS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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