Record ID: SOM-2CDAD3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete gilded copper alloy cruciform harness pendant. The pendant is in the shape of a cross pattee quadrate. The outer face retains traces of gilding. In the central section, largely obscured by erosion, are sixteen small squares, arranged in rows of four - maybe the owner's arms, but impossible to make out. The remains of gilding extends into three of the arms. Within this, particularly on the lower arm, where the largest proportion of gilding survives, it is possible to see the remains of a pattern, although the detail of this is now impossible to make out. Extending from the uppe…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.