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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: GLO-B7E28C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy horse harness pendant that is quatrefoil shaped with an angle between each of the lobs and a loop at the top. The design on the face is of a hooded and slightly hunched figure walking left carrying a scythe over its left shoulder, the shaft of the scythe is gripped halfway down its left hand. The blade of the implement is seen curving over the top of the figures head and back down towards its face. The figure has short legs with very large feet, the left foot is raised and suspended in front of the figure. Behind the figure is a bushy tail suggesting that this could be an animal of some sort (possible a fox?) however the face of the figure appears to show a simple skull with short narrow vertical slits for eyes and a long narrow slit for the mouth.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 6.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014 - Monday 1st September 2014
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Keynsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST6468
Four figure Latitude: 51.40987151
Four figure longitude: -2.51899165
1:25K map: ST6468
1:10K map: ST66NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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