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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: WMID596

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Shield shaped pendant. A rivet with a circular head in the centre as decoration. The shield has 2 quarters gilded and 2 quarters possibly printed with a similar colour to the gilt. A fragment of the hinge remains for the loop to be mounted. The hinge also has gilt on it.

Notes:

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Sub class: set

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 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47.36 mm
Width: 27.55 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: General Area.
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
London Museum 1940 London Museum Medieval Catalogue London HMSO p. 121 No. 36.116/29

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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