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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: LIN-C0A085
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval cast copper alloy horse harness pendant. Circular loop is intact. Pendant is bent at a nienty degree angle from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock. Surface is very worn, no sign of decoration.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7 mm
Diameter: 37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lincolnshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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