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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: WAW-3EF706
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval cast copper-alloy horse harness pendant and mount. The pendant is of moulded fleur-de-lis form with the centre feather extending into a suspension loop. This is attached to a suspension mount which is also shaped like a fleur-de-lis with the base extended into a hinge formed by folding the plates with a slot in it to form two loops which hold the in situ axis bar constructed from iron which is now corroded. the Fleur de lis is incomplete. Two copper alloy rivets with expanded edges survive within the incomplete fleur-de-lis.
The harness pendant in bent in on itself slightly against one of the rivets. A direct parallel is illustrated in Read (2001, 57; ref. 459)
The harness pendant is 22.8mm in length, 12.95mm wide, 13.6mm thick and weighs 5.5 grams.
Sub class: set
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.8 mm
Width: 12.95 mm
Thickness: 13.6 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4334
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Long Itchington CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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