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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: LVPL-DA4CA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy lozenge shaped harness pendant, with transverse suspension loop. The front has an off-white enamel inlay of a standing elephant, in profile and facing left, shaped to fit the space it occupies, with a long flared trunk that follows the angle of the lozenge, raised over its head. The elephant has a small pointed tusk behind the trunk and a raised tail. The shape of the ear is suggested by a paler line, all four legs are visible (although they do not depict a realistic stance). There is a small depression that marks the eye (that may have been distinguished with a different coloured enamel).
The reverse is undecorated. It is reddish in colour, with small patches of green corrosion, and some remnants of gilding on the front.
Dimensions: 44mm long (inc loop), 36mm (excluding loop), 29mm wide, weight 12.90g.
Notes:
The elephant is sometimes used in heraldry and features in many coats of arms. It conveys dignity and power.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Width: 29 mm
Weight: 12.9 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: receipt number 0075
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Northwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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