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PENDANT
Unique ID: SUR-A6D001
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A late medieval or early post-medieval gilded silver pendant, with a suspension loop at the top, a cabled border and a claw setting, which contains a black stone. The black stone resembles jet and is very distressed, but appears to have been carved into the shape of a scallop shell. There may be a central figure of St James but the damage is too extensive to be certain of this.
Jet souvenirs were avidly collected by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela from the late Middle Ages. The scallop shell is the symbol of St James, who is venerated there.
The pendant dates from the fifteenth or early sixteenth century.
James Robinson
Notes:
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: British Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T122
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.64 mm
Width: 12.08 mm
Thickness: 5.36 mm
Weight: 1.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st January 2012 - Saturday 21st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 12-174
Treasure case number: 2012T122
Museum accession number: 2013,8025.1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Jet or Shale
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Reigate and Banstead (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2448
Four figure Latitude: 51.217743
Four figure longitude: -0.225903
1:25K map: TQ2448
1:10K map: TQ24NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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