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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SF-35CE91
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy medieval harness pendant. It is shaped like a small scallop shell with a concave reverse and convex outer face. The outer face is decorated with three engraved lines, representing the grooves of the shell. Extending from the upper end is a small suspension loop, sitting at a right-angle to the body of the pendant. It survives in very good condition with a shiny green patina.
Clark (1995, 67, fig.50, no.72) illustrates a very similar example and suggests that the design may have connections with contemporary pilgrrimage imagery, which often features the scallop shell - the badge of St. James (ibid., 69). Pendants like these probably date to the 13th or 14th century.
Length: 18.53mm, width: 11.53mm, thickness: 5.16mm, weight: 1.09g
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: 18.53 mm
Width: 11.53 mm
Thickness: 5.16 mm
Weight: 1.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WSW 026
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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