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Description: | The object is probably a harness fitting of the Medieval period dating to the 11th to 14th centuries. It is made from cast copper alloy. Brian Read illustrates several of these fittings in his volume Metal Artefacts from Antiquity, pp 50 and 62 figures 474-476. He suggests that both of these are double terminal bars or strap distributors and indicates that they have been broken beyond the central terminal. Williams in Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts. A Classification and Catalogue (1997 CBA Research Report 111) describes a similar object as dating to the 11th century. The object is a portion of a harness fitting consisting of a circular, domed terminal. The terminal has a sub-rectangular open-work. The reverse of the terminal is hollow. From one edge of the terminal there is an integral arm protruding. This arm is oval shaped in section. Only a fragment of the arm remains. The break does not appear to be recent. The surface of the object is corroded and only traces of a dark green patina remain. The terminal measures 21.85mm long, 19.85mm wide and 7.27mm thick. It weighs 8.7g.
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