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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: LVPL-B16C87

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period. The pendant is shield shaped with a broken suspension loop projecting from the top. The heraldic device on the object is Per fess indented xx and xx. The xx represent a colour and a metal however these are unknown. The attachment loop is broken at the top and has been twisted to one side. The object can be dated from 1250-1450AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.51 mm
Width: 25.96 mm
Thickness: 2.59 mm
Weight: 10.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Lincoln (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9774
Four figure Latitude: 53.254154
Four figure longitude: -0.547526
1:25K map: SK9774
1:10K map: SK97SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst metal detecting.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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