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PENDANT
Unique ID: HAMP3442
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper-alloy pendant. Bell-shaped, splaying out at base with trace of ring for attachment; now broken. In the centre is a stylized human face with heavy curving eyebrows, large round eyes and a triangular nose. There is evidence for rounded cheeks and possibly a mouth, although the object is heavily corroded. On the lower edge and as far as the eyebrows on one side , there is a border of circular stamps. It is likely that this decoration is duplicated on the other side, but is not now visible. L: 30.5 W: 15-32 T: 0.5-1 (very heavily cleaned, much of surface patina missing).
Two similar items (but copper-alloy brooches rather than pendants) were found in grave 136 at Lechlade, Oxfordshire (Boyle et al. 1998, pp. 111 and 237, fig. 5.84; 1-2). Bell-shaped pendants of much higher quality are known, and an example can be seen on the PAS database at SUR-6FBE75. They are thought to perhaps have had a role on horse harness.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 500
Date to: AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.5 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2001
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE MICHELDEVER
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle, A., Jennings, D., Miles, D. and Palmer, S. | 1998 | The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Butler's Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire: 1, Prehistory and Roman Activity and Anglo-Saxon Grave Catalogue | Oxford Archaeological Unit | 111 and 237 |
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