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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: LVPL-53D43A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy shield-shaped horse harness pendant dating to the Medieval period, (AD1100-1500).
The object is sub-shield shaped in plan with one broken edge. It is slightly curved in profile. The remains of a heraldic device can be seen on the outer face, consisting of a double bend sinister. There is no remaining enamel and the device can therefore not be interpreted. There are no remaining forms of attachment. The object has a light green pitted surface.
Similar heraldic horse harness pendants can be seen in Cherry (1991) in Saunders (ed) Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1. Enamelled and heraldic horse pendants predominate during the 13th and 14th centuries. (Griffiths, 1995, 'The Medieval Horse and its Equipment').
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.58 mm
Width: 21.78 mm
Thickness: 2.47 mm
Weight: 6.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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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: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Collingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry, J. | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue |
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