Record ID: SF-6068E3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness pendant dating to the Medieval period, c. 1100-1250. The suspension loop and part of one side are broken in old damage, but otherwise the object is preserved intact. It consists a leaf-shaped plate with a suspension loop turned at a perpendicular plane to the main body of the object at its apex, the upper portion of which is missing. The rear of the pendant is slightly dished and plain, while the front face has been decorated through the means of incised motifs and subsequent gilding, much of which survives intact. The decoration consists of two…
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nayland-with-Wissington', grid reference and parish protected.