Accession No

TEMP.03866


Description

Pendant. A setting of copper alloy with a small loop for suspension enclosing a cameo showing a man in profile on the front, and a medal or coin and also showing a man in profile on the back.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Essex; Saffron Walden


Period

Post Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.03866


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; Stone


Local Term


Measurements

35mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Previous display mount reads: 'Saffron Walden. [A 19 .]' on the front and 'Bt Saffron Walden' in pencil on the back. The object was clearly intended to be accessioned but the process was never completed.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Display)
Object previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board with metal pins.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Pendant. A setting of copper alloy with a small loop for suspension enclosing a cameo showing a man in profile on the front, and a medal or coin and also showing a man in profile on the back.
Event Date 28/10/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by MAA between 1900 and the end of 1916. The mount is marked with 'A 19': it had been prepped for accession but the year and and accession number never added. The prefix 'A' for archaeology was no longer used after 1916.
Event Date 10/11/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:327608

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