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Description: | Anglo-Scandinavian harness link made from copper alloy, now 62 mm long and 27 mm wide. The link has a lozenge-shaped terminal at one end which is slightly domed (5 mm high) and has a hollow reverse. The terminal has a rectangular aperture and a knob at each of angle, one at the far end and one each at the sides, next to the short ends of the rectangular aperture. A D-sectioned arm, 7 mm wide, runs from the terminal to a central boss. This is 9 mm high and carries two knobs, one to either side. A second arm emerges from the other side of the central boss; this widens before being broken. The other terminal is missing. The object has a green/brown patina and is in good condition.Harness links date to the eleventh century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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