Record ID: BERK-9A52B3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy horse harness pendant dating to the medieval period. The harness pendant is cast in the form of a sexfoil, a six-armed star or flower with a raised central moulding of a possible three-stemed flower. Traces of red enamel survives in the centre of the pendant. Each arm of the sexfoil has an expanded and rounded terminal and traces of gilding can be seen on bth the front and reverse of the pendant. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The integral and broken suspension loop is set perpendicular to the pendant's body. It is possible that this is the central e…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
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