NMS-33A6E2: Medieval harness pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: NMS-33A6E2

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant, shield-shaped with traces of gilding and red and blue enamel, blazon: Azure two bends Or three mullets on a chief Gules. Arms unknown. Late 13th-14th century.

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 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Friday 29th February 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
To be known as: Alderford

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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