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HARNESS PENDANT
Unique ID: SUR-F34726
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy medieval harness pendant with traces of gilding. The pendant has a circular centre around 18.2mm in diameter with four inset knops 6.8mm in diameter collectively forming a cruciform shape.The centre of the pendant is decorated with a moulded shield with a now illegible heraldic motif. The reverse is plain and undecorated. There is a suspension loop 9.5mm in length which is bent.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 26.3 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 6.5 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6533
Four figure Latitude: 51.09263609
Four figure longitude: -1.07321959
1:25K map: SU6533
1:10K map: SU63SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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