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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SF-B0650B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period, c. 1200-1400. It consists of a broadly hexagonal body, with a tri-lobed projecting knop extending from each diagonal angle and the lower edge of the pendant (the latter being mostly broken away). At its apex, there is a suspension loop turned at right angles to the plane of the body of the pendant, which also survives complete. The outer face of the pendant seems to be demonstrate raised moulded decoration, though this is obscured by surface corrosion. At the centre of the pendant there is a raised circular element, within which is a cell of heavily degraded blue enamel. The rear face of the pendant is plain and undecorated. Preserved in fair condition, the pendant survives to a length of 34.68mm, 29.75mm wide, and 2.92mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 8.90g.
A pendant of broadly similar form is published by Ashley (2002), assigned a broad date of c. 1200-1400 (Ashley 2002, p. 24, no. 231).
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: 34.68 mm
Width: 29.75 mm
Thickness: 2.92 mm
Weight: 8.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Newmarket
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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