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DefinitionPendant medallion
MaterialBronze
DimensionsMedallion: diam. 1.2 cm., th. at edge 1 mm., th. within raised edge under 1 mm.; rim w. ca. 1.5 mm. Hanger: l. 7.5 mm., w. 1 flaring to 4.5 mm., th. 1 mm, diam. piercing 1.5 mm.
DescriptionA tiny round very thin medalllion, with a long tear-shaped hanger whose face is rotated 180 degree from the medallion face and is pierced off axis. The thin rim, round in section, is thickened on both faces. An ornamental motif in shallow relief fills the medallion height: a conical element upon a base of three horizontal ridges, 1 cm. in ht., width 7 tapering to 2.5 mm.
State of ConservationFair.
ComparandaConfronti: Di Gangi, G., (1993) ‘Scavi medievali in Calabria: Gerace 3’, in Archeologia Medievale XX: 473 e 482, tav. 7, tipo F. Datazione: XIV secolo.

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Context VM_4136
- DefinitionDeposit of light brown soil with rubble covering Room III of Building I