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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: SWYOR-EA1DC4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete, shield shaped, copper alloy harness pendant dating from the Medieval period, AD 1200 - 1400. The heraldic design is of a lion rampant on a field of enamel, but the original colours are lost. There is a flat, integral suspension arm, pierced with a circular hole at the upper end, set at right angles to the plane of the body. The pendant is 28.5mm long, 16mm wide and 5.3mm thick. It weighs 3.36gm.

Class: heraldic

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: 28.5 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 3.36 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st October 2017 - Saturday 21st October 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3022

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Barkston Ash (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4934
Four figure Latitude: 53.80000333
Four figure longitude: -1.25753232
1:25K map: SE4934
1:10K map: SE43SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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