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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: KENT7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Shield shaped pendant with mount, attachment pin, 3 escutcheons also shield shaped consisting of three horizontal crenulated red enamel lines surmounted by green vair.

Notes:

The object was both enammelled and gilded. There is a possible association with the Monchansi (?) family (information coutesy of John Cherry, British Museum)

Class: heraldic
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 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th October 1997

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Other

Surface Treatment: Multiple

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dartford (District)
To be known as: KENT SOUTHFLEET

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Field has produced other metal finds from Roman to modern
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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