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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: WMID-2EE8B5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date. The pendant is sub-rectangular in shape, with a suspension loop which is angled at 90 degrees to the face of the pendant. This suspension loop is broken. On one side of the pendant traces of punched decoration are just discernible. This decoration appears to cover the whole of this side of the pendant, and consists of circular punched motifs, possibly floral in design. A crack runs diagonally from the right corner of the pendant into the centre. Traces of gilding also survive in places. The pendant measures 44.08 mm long (including the suspension loop), 38.14 mm wide, 2.84 mm thick and weighs 9.5 grams.
The shape of the pendant, along with the thin metal and the lack of enamel on this example suggests that it belongs to the early type of pendant recognised by Ashley (2002, 5-7). It probably dates from the twelfth to early thirteenth century.
Notes:
A very similar pendant (WMID-2CCD47) was recovered by the same finder in close proximity to this example, and it is possible that they were associated with the same horse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1225
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.08 mm
Width: 38.14 mm
Thickness: 2.84 mm
Weight: 9.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Elford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2008
Four figure Latitude: 52.669345
Four figure longitude: -1.705682
1:25K map: SK2008
1:10K map: SK20NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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