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disc pendant; medallion; harness pendant(?)

Object Type: disc pendant; medallion; harness pendant (?)
Museum number: 1965,0603.1
Description: Pendant disc/medallion, possibly from a harness; bronze-gilt; suspension loop; low relief decoration: pair of interlaced birds and foliate scrolls ornamented with blue and turquoise champlevé enamel with some red and white details.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1175-1190
Production place: Made in: Limoges (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Spain (?)
Materials: bronze; gold; enamel
Technique: gilded; low relief; champlevé; enamelled
Dimensions: Diameter: 6.80 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name: Purchased through: Sotheby's; Purchased through: K J Hewett Ltd
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1965
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1965,0603.1