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Medieval silver gilt pendant
Silver gilt devotional cruciform pendant with large suspension loop. The cross arms end in rounded knops. The flattened central area is engraved with Hebrew on both sides. One side reads : AGLA, an acronym for the Hebrew phrase Atha Gebri Leilan Adonai meaning 'Thou art mighty for ever, O Lord'. The other side is engraved with a cross-potent, and the letters AWDN in the inter-arm spaces (probably alpha, omega; what looks like an O is probably a reversed D, followed by 'N' for Dominus Noster.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2016.27H
Find Information
Site Name: Penhow, Newport County Borough
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2014 / Aug / 24
Notes: Found with a metal detector at a depth of 6" on cultivated crop land, no other evidence of any other archaeology found.
Measurements
height / mm:37
maximum width / mm:27
width / mm
thickness / mm:2 (central roundel)
maximum diameter / mm:5.5 (knops)
diameter / mm
internal diameter / mm:5 (suspension hole)
diameter / mm
weight / g:7.62
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