Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-DA7520
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy pendant loop from an A1 type purse bar pendant frame dating to c AD 1450-1500. The pendent frame is incomplete. The object comprises an oval-section pendent loop attached to the central boss. The central boss is missing the side-bars. The loop is ovoid in shape, the oval narrowing towards the base where it connects to the central boss. Below the loop the stem flares slightly before narrowing to fit through the central boss. At the lower end of the stem, there is a nut attached to hold the loop in place. The central boss has a central perforation which allows the pendent loop to circle freely. The boss is sub-rectangular in shape, curving slightly at the lower edge. It is decorated with incised diagonal lines flaring from the loop to the base on either side. On the other two sides are the remnants of the side-bars which are missing. The patina is dark green. Cf Read, B, 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity Volume One, Portcullis Publishing, Langport No 905 (p 124 and Fig 84 - this examples has side-bars which are missing from the object described above).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Length: 53.49 mm
Width: 19.26 mm
Thickness: 10.13 mm
Weight: 19.61 g
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Other reference: SSWM 4390
4 Figure: TG2415
Four figure Latitude: 52.68634356
Four figure longitude: 1.31277405
1:25K map: TG2415
1:10K map: TG21NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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