File:Jet Circular Medusa pendant YORYM H321 14.JPG
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[edit]Circular pendant of Medusa made of Jet
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Photographed by: York Museums Trust Staff |
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Circular Medusa pendant with the transverse suspension tube across the top of the head showing signs of wear. The back is highly polished. The sketchy depiction of the winged head-dress make sit clear that the craftsman was unfamiliar with his subject and was unsure precisely what he was suposed to be showing. Six s-shaped snakes are arranged around the head but do not touch the edge of the pendant. Decsribed in Eboracum as being found with a group of beads to a necklace, and as 'lacking the vigour and character' of YORYM : H2443. Described in Eboracum ( RCHME, p70) 'Coffin of lead, found in 1892, under the street in Walmgate, containing a female skeleton, seven necklaces, sixteen pins, three jet necklaces one a pendant medallion of a Gorgon, four jet pins, a bone pin and two clear glass bottles with long necks are now in the Yorkshire Museum. One Coin is identifiable as of Septimius Severus'. Coffin accessioned under YORYM : 2010.1227.1. Reflective spectroscopy analyses by Allason-Jones and Jones 2001 produced an optical reflection of 0.21%, identifying the material as true jet. |
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| Date | between circa 200 and circa 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Carved Jet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whole length 4.3 cm Whole width 3.4 cm Whole thickness 1.0 cm Suspension loop length 1.6 cm Suspension loop diameter 0.2 cm |
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| Credit line | Image courtesy of York Museums Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England (1962) An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 1 - Eburacum, Roman York, Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Archived from the original. |
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