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PENDANT
Unique ID: LVPL-96BCE7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver pendant with heart shaped raised area at front and engraved design, possibly featuring lettering, on the back. The object is similar to HAMP-C12D91 NMGW-221F3A andLANCUM-36CDF9 but of reduced dimensions and not articulated in any fashion.
The object is hollow bodied and probably silver gilt, the raised heart-shaped area indented possibly by action in the soil. This heart is surrounded by a 'woven' band that completely encircles it. The backplate appears to have originally had around 9-10 rounded protrusions, forming an uneven halo. Discussions of similar objects to this one on the database imply that the overall shape relates the the symbol of the Sacred Heart, a Christian symbol representing the heart of the resurrected body of the Christ and his love for mankind.
The plate is also incised on the back with a crude foliate style enclosure within which is an arrangement of lines that may form lettering, possibly CR (or Charles Royal). This would possibly connect the locket to Royalist and Catholic sympathies in the 17th century. Examples of other similar heart-shaped pendants appear to have 'I H C' on the reverse for IH[VS] C[HRISTVS] (Jesus Christ). See: LANCUM-34C0AC and LANCUM-3C7098
Suspension ring outer diameter:-6.5mm. thickness:-1mm
Notes:
As the object is over 300 years old and consists of more than 10% silver, it falls under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996). Similar examples cited in the text of this record can probably be considered as a precedent for this conclusion.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2019T123
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th January 2019 - Sunday 20th January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2019T123
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Hand made
Decoration style: Other
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Buttercrambe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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