Record ID: HAMP-135739
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead alloy late early-medieval pendant dating probably to c. 900 - 1100. It is a flat circular disc with moulded decoration in relief to one face. At the centre is a raised circular boss with seven concentric rings surrounding it, the seventh flanking the edge of the object. The area between the boss and the first concentric ring (c.5mm to each side) is divided into four sections by four equidistant inverted V-shapes (the tips touching the boss). The resulting sections these create carries a raised moulded six-pointed star or asterisk at the centre. The reverse of the pend…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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