File:Early Modern, Probable disc pendant (FindID 597817).jpg

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Early Modern: Probable disc pendant
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2014-01-28 09:35:12
Title
Early Modern: Probable disc pendant
Description
English: A complete copper alloy disc probable pendant, of probable Early Modern dating (AD 1800 to AD 2000).

The pendant is circular in shape. A small sub circular perforation (hole) is present towards the top of the disc. It has an internal diameter of 1.4 mm. The front of the disc has been decorated with an engraved design. At the centre is an eight lobed flower, within a circular tressure. Around this is a two strand interlaced design consisting of two interlocked square with endented sides. Between each strand, diagonal hatching is present. Foliate (leaf like) designs are present around the outside edge of the interlaced design. The reverse is plain and undecorated. Traces of gilding are present, along with multiple filemarks. No trace of an attachment for a pin is present.

The probable disc pendant has a diameter of 37.9 mm and is 1.3 mm thick. It weighs 6.3 g.

The probable pendant is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina.

Although it is tentatively possible that it may be part of an Early Medieval saucer brooch, it is significantly more probable that it is an artisan style pendant, of Early Modern dating. The style of the decoration is inconsistent with it being Early Medieval in dating.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1800 and 2000
Accession number
FindID: 597817
Old ref: WMID-778DF7
Filename: WMID-778DF7.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/454010
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/454010/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/597817
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Object location52° 13′ 05.88″ N, 0° 35′ 31.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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