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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: WMID-E92B97
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant of Medieval dating (14th Century AD).
The pendant is of the 'heater' shield shape (a flat top, with sides that curve steeply to a point). The upper edge has an integrally cast suspension loop, which is sub oval in plan and set at right angles (ninety degrees) to the pendant. It is angled forwards, with an oval pierced loop.
The front of the pendant features moulded heraldic decoration in the form of a diagonal stripe bearing three five pointed stars crossing a halved background.In heraldic terms, it is described as "Divided per pale (argent/or) and gules, on a bend argent three mullets pierced of the first". Traces of red enamel are present in the lower right hand side of the background and traces of blue enamel are present at the top of the bend (diagonal stripe). The back of the pendant is plain and undecorated.
It measures 37.28 mm in length, 22.29 mm wide and 7.34 mm thick. It weighs 5.9 grams.
Heraldic horse harness pendants are considered to be 14th Century in dating.
Class: heraldic horse
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.28 mm
Width: 22.29 mm
Thickness: 7.34 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref: 16
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lowick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9780
Four figure Latitude: 52.409415
Four figure longitude: -0.575432
1:25K map: SP9780
1:10K map: SP98SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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