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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: KENT-D93F03
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant. it is quatrefoil, flat with a small circular suspension loop. The front is decorated with enamel; ther are 4 flowers with 5 petals in each foil, and a central blue flower which has worn away. there is a small aera of silvering, but it is not clear how it fitted into the pattern. The pendant is quite corroded and worn. It is likely to date to the 13th or 14th century.
27.47mm x 17.37mm x 2.29mm 4.31g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.47 mm
Width: 17.37 mm
Thickness: 2.29 mm
Weight: 4.31 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Wingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2356
Four figure Latitude: 51.259524
Four figure longitude: 1.194757
1:25K map: TR2356
1:10K map: TR25NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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