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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy harness boss of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1750). Maximum diameter: 59.2mm; thickness: 11.3mm. Weight 49.12g.The boss is generally circular in plan and has ten evenly spaced lobes around the periphery. The central part is strongly domed and is surrounded by two circumferential raised lines. The dome has moulded decoration in the form of a forward facing animal's head, possibly that of a lion. Each lobe, and also the intermediate spaces, also has moulded decoration. However, this is indistinct and probably abstract. The rear face is deeply concave at the centre. Above and below the animal's head there are the remains of an iron rivet or stud that enabled the boss to be attached to the harness.The copper alloy element has a mid-green patina on the front and rear with scant traces of tinning at the front. The two rivets are severely corroded.A similar harness boss has been recorded from Reigate Parish, Surrey. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: SUR-69D1D1
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