Urnes style harness pendant

Photo: The Portable Antiquities Scheme CC By SA2.0
Object type: Harness Pendant
Period: Anglo-Saxon
Primary material: Copper alloy
Date found: 22/04/2023
Location: Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Description

A harness pendant dating to 1040-1120. it is in the Anglo-Scandinavian “Urnes” style depicting a sinuous creature with triangular ears, thick eyebrows and projecting snout. It is a Find of Note of County Importance.