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WAW-1D6B41: Medieval harness pendant (plan and reverse).

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: WAW-1D6B41

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A cast copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is a quatrefoil in plan with a triangular knop in each corner. The edge has an integral stem fragment which was originally the loop. The pendant is decorated with a high-relief fleur-de-lis with blue enamel in the field. The reverse is undecorated. The pendant measures 27mm long, and 26mm wide. It weighs 7.5g. The harness pendant dates to the Medieval period and were most popular in the 13th and early 14th century (Griffiths, N. 1986 Horse Harness Pendants Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 5). However, Steven Ashley suggest a mid fourteenth century date for pendants of this shape.( Ashley, S. 2002 Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk East Anglian Archaeology 101 p.23)

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 26 mm
Weight: 7.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th January 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Bishampton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9950
Four figure Latitude: 52.148285
Four figure longitude: -2.01603
1:25K map: SO9950
1:10K map: SO95SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Ashley, S. 2002 Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk Dereham East Anglian Archaeology p.23

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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