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HARNESS PENDANT

Unique ID: WILT-03811B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval copper alloy horse harness pendant, probably dating to AD 1200-1400. The pendant is sexfoil in plan, consisting of six sub-circular lobes projecting from the interstices of a six-pointed star. This star is inlaid with red enamel, with a reserved sexfoil at its centre. From the apex of one lobe expands a transverse suspension loop.

The pendant is 24.3mm wide, 37.6mm long, and weighs 7.8g.

cf. LIN-B79DF8 and other similar examples on this database.

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: 37.6 mm
Width: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 7.8 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSWM 5519

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
District: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hannington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1792
Four figure Latitude: 51.62656275
Four figure longitude: -1.75581105
1:25K map: SU1792
1:10K map: SU19SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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