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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-ECB24D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy heraldic shield-shaped horse harness pendant charged with a lion rampant facing left, surviving in dark blue enamel. This upper face of the pendant is corroded so that it is hard to tell the colour of the lion surface, the field behind the lion provides a contrast to see the lion. The surface may also have been gilded but there is no evidence of this. The reverse of the object is undecorated. The suspension loop is broken missing due to an ancient break.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.1 mm
Width: 20.1 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 4.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2015 - Tuesday 1st December 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Conwy (Unitary Authority)
District: Conwy (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Betws Yn Rhos (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SH8280
Four figure Latitude: 53.30376138
Four figure longitude: -3.77223961
1:25K map: SH8280
1:10K map: SH88SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: METAL DETECTING
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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

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