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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: NMS-36ACA3

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy probable horse harness pendant, flat-sectioned sub-triangular openwork plate, trapezoidal loop in same plane at apex with circular lobe on both upper angles at ends of narrowed bar, triangular projections flank junction with plate which is pierced by six large perforations (reading down: 1, 2, 3), animal-head profiles on angles flank projecting pointed lobe at base. The face is decorated with lines of stamped annulets around perforations and outer edge. 45 x 58mm. 3mm thick.

This piece can also be found illustrated in Rogerson and Ashley (2010, 129; fig. 7.49), and compared with HESH-1FD107 on this database.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 851
Date to: Circa AD 1065

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 58 mm
Width: 45 mm
Thickness: 3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010 - Wednesday 31st March 2010

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 11351
Other reference: BKLG2012

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Little Dunham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF8612
Four figure Latitude: 52.673777
Four figure longitude: 0.749626
1:25K map: TF8612
1:10K map: TF81SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S.	2010	A selection of finds from Norfolk recorded in 2010 and earlier	Norwich	Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society	129	7.49

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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