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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: SWYOR-8B3805

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy Roman harness pendant dating from the late second or third century, AD 150 - 300. It has a heart shaped upper body below which is an extension in the form of a trefoil, the lower lobe of which narrows and extends downwards, terminating in a spherical knop. In the centre of the upper edge of the upper body is a circular suspension loop at ninety degrees to the plane of the body. The loop is incomplete. There is an angled triangular groove on each side of the suspension loop and a further groove beneath each of the side knops of the trefoil but no other decoration. The pendant has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 41.1mm long, 20mm wide and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 7.74gm.

Similar examples are illustrated in Appels and Laycock, 2007, Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, page 121. Compare also YORYM-D6FA45 for a very similar example.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.1 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 7.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th April 2014 - Thursday 24th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Doncaster 1005

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.43233845
Four figure longitude: -0.4210361
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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