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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-27CD8F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A medieval copper-alloy horse-harness pendant. The pendant is a flat irregular figure-of-eight, with the upper lobe smaller than the lower lobe. A short and incomplete integral suspension loop extends from the top edge. The object is well worn with no identifiable decoration, though small flecks of gilding are visible. It is likely to date from the 13th or 14th century.

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 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Great Brickhill

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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