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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: LIN-A073B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1200-1400). The pendant is in the shape of a ten-pointed star with five of the points radiating outwards on either side of an integrally cast suspension loop at the upper end of the pendant. At the lower end the pendant extends into a bifurcated hinge or suspension loop. There is a rivet in situ just above the hinge. The pendant is decorated with incised lines following the shape of the star and in the centre of this is a blue enamel setting. The reverse is undecorated though there are traces of gilding.
Similar objects in form to the pendant described here are SUSS-2ACEB3 and NMS-2AF861.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 34.08mm in length, 17.26mm in width, 9.05mm in thickness and 5.66g in weight.
Class: pendant suspension mount
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: 34.08 mm
Width: 17.26 mm
Thickness: 9.05 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Riseholme (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9774
Four figure Latitude: 53.25415413
Four figure longitude: -0.54752561
1:25K map: SK9774
1:10K map: SK97SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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