SUSS-971732: Medieval or early Post Medieval Horse Harness Pendant

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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: SUSS-971732

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An extremely abraded and incomplete Medieval or early Post Medieval cast copper-alloy horse harness pendant, c. 12th-16th centuries AD. The one complete cross arm is rounded at the end, the other two are incomplete. At the top of the pendant is a suspension loop (2.22mm diameter hole). The pendant measures 20.51mm long, 12.57mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 0.77g. Similar objects can be found in the database: NMS-DCAE66 and NLM-E26D73.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1599

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.51 mm
Width: 12.57 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 0.77 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th May 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3908
Four figure Latitude: 50.85482
Four figure longitude: -0.02659
1:25K map: TQ3908
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: date listed is date submitted for recording.
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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