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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SWYOR-32BA4D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval harness pendant dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is rectangular, wider than it is tall, with a suspension loop at rght angles to the plane of the pendant projecting from the centre of the upper edge. There is a circular hole in the centre, perhaps where another element was attached. A very faint mark on the pendant suggests that the extra element could have been lozenge shaped. There is little visible decoration, apart from traces of gilding and a very faint suggestion of a stamped annulet or possible border. The pendant has a green patina. It is 40mm long, 36.9mm wide and 6.5mm thick. 8.37g.
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: 40 mm
Width: 36.9 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 8.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2017 - Friday 30th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3043
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Burton upon Stather (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8717
Four figure Latitude: 53.64228927
Four figure longitude: -0.68549534
1:25K map: SE8717
1:10K map: SE81NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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