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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: LEIC-2372C5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant with suspension plate. The plate is rectangular, and has two rivet holes and a bar to which the suspension loop of the pendant is attached. The pendant is sub-circular but slightly elongated at the top. The surfaces of the plate and pendant are rough with light brown and light green corrosion. No decoration is visible.
The plate and pendant together are 60mm long, 30mm wide, 1mm thick and weigh 9.46g.
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 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 9.46 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Burton and Dalby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7314
Four figure Latitude: 52.718739
Four figure longitude: -0.920703
1:25K map: SK7314
1:10K map: SK71SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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