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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy fitting, probably from an Early-Medieval harness or bit link, or cheek piece. The link consists of an oval loop with a bar attached to one side. The loop is rounded above and flattened below. The bar is ??D?? shaped in cross section, bulging outwards slightly to form a boss at the end furthest from the loop. Beyond this is a break where the link would have attached to another similar section. Williams (2008, 4) points out that Early-Medieval harness links characteristically have three small knops on the outer edge of both loops. The lack of any such decoration on this object therefore suggests that it is either part of an Early Medieval bit link (one loop of which would usually be undecorated) or a cheek piece.
Length: 33.00mm, Width: 20.47mm, Thickness: 6.69mm.
Weight: 9.27g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Booth, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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