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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: SF8653

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Horse-harness pendant and suspension mount, not now joined but so similar that it seems likely that they were once part of a set. The mount is rounded with an integral rivet on the reverse and two bent-over projections to the base; the pendant is a slightly larger convex oval with a suspension loop at the top. The bar is missing. Both elements are made of copper alloy and gilded, and are now very corroded; the corrosion is a strong red colour which may indicate a relatively pure copper. The pendant is 20 mm long and 10.5 mm wide, and weighs 1.25g; the mount is 15 mm long and 7 mm wide, and weighs 1.1g. Together the length is c. 31 mm.

Sub class: set

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Weight: 2.35 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
To be known as: WIX

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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