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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: BH-CB6CE4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A gilt copper-alloy harness pendant, dating from the Medieval period.
The pendant is of flat section and takes the form of an inverted crescent. A 'V-shaped' arrangement of two pairs of parallel grooves is located central to the upper surface, with two further pairs of grooves either side of this, aligned parallel to the central lines. The loop extends vertically upwards from the centre of the pendant's upper side. Approximately one quarter of the corroded upper surface retains its gilding, with none on the plain reverse.
Width: 33.5mm; height: 25.2mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 4.85g.
The lack of cast decoration and enamelling on this unusually-shaped pendant suggest a likely date of 12th to 13th century (see Ashley 2002: 5).
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 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25.2 mm
Width: 33.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 4.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/100 - 11
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Watlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley, S. | 2002 | Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk | Dereham | East Anglian Archaeology |
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