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Collection Item: Pendant

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Pendant
Object category
Roman
Description
Flattened hemishere at either end of the strip, bent in half to form a closed amulet. Eboracum describes this grave group and the circumstances of the find: "Coffin and grave goods, found in 1901 at the N end of Sycamore Terrace, about 2ft from the S boundary wall of Love Lane (NG 5968 5236). The stone coffin, with a ridged lid, already broken into three pieces when found, contained the skeleton of a woman 5ft 4ins. tall lying on her back. The grave goods H5 -12, consisted of a dark blue glass flagon with applied threads on the neck, an open work inscription in bone, SOROR AVE VIVAS IN DEO "Hail sister, may you live in God" two jet bangles, a bracelet of blue glass beads, fragments of five bone bracelets, silver and bronze lockets, two yellow glass ear-drops, two marbled glass beads, and a small round glass mirror. This burial is often described as Christian."
Production date start
71
Production date end
410
Period
Roman

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : H6
Number of objects
1
ID
3630

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Silver (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 20.0 mm

Find spot

Place
York

Production

Technique
Worked