CAM-A144C3: Medieval Copper-alloy Square Harness Pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: CAM-A144C3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy Medieval c. AD1100-1400 (predominantly in use during the 14th century AD) harness pendant weighing 3.5g. The square pendant is 14.09mm wide, 2.36mm thick and 13.29mm high. The suspension loop is turned through 90 degrees and has a length of 11.38mm giving the artefact an overall height of 24.67mm. The loop's shank is 4.24mm wide and 2.68mm thick. At the top of the shank it thickens to 4.79mm and then thickens again to 6.15mm. At the centre of the thickest part of the shank is a circular perforation, for attachment, with a diameter of 2.60mm.

See Griffiths, N., 1986 Horse Harness Pendants : Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 5.

Notes:

Field 7 Area C.

Rally ticket 37.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 24.67 mm
Width: 14.09 mm
Thickness: 6.15 mm
Weight: 3.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd October 2011

Rally details.

This object was found at Isleham, Cambs Rally 2011

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Isleham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6273
Four figure Latitude: 52.3311735
Four figure longitude: 0.3760394
1:25K map: TL6273
1:10K map: TL67SW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, N.	1986	Horse Harness Pendants		Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 5

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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