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Description: | An incomplete and heavily corroded copper-alloy harness link of 11th century AD date. A complete example is recorded on the PAS database - see SOMDOR-E14156.
The object would originally have consisted of a central boss flanked by two arms of equal length. The boss survives but one arm is missing and the other arm is incomplete. The boss takes the form of a animal's head, which is sub-triangular in plan, coming to a blunt point at the snout. The upper surface of the face has moulded features, all of which are heavily corroded, and two small ears project from the top edge. The surviving arm extends horizontally on the right hand side (as you look at it) and terminates in a remnant of a loop. The reverse of the object is flat, with the exception of the central boss, which is hollow.
The piece measures 33.7mm long, 16.9mm wide and 8.3mm thick. The weight is 7.03g. | Subjects: | Harness link | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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