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Description: | Early-Medieval (11th-century) cast copper alloy harness fitting - a harness link from a bridle. It comprises a central, domed lozengiform boss, with a semi-circular knop on two opposing angles and projecting arms from the other two angles. The central boss is decorated with two cast concentric circles. Both arms have a 'D' shaped cross-section. One arm has a worn break across it, the other arm has a lozengiform terminal with central openwork circle and semi-circular knops on three of its corners. It is 62.46mm long and weighs 17.03 grams. The boss is 22.97mm wide, 8.94mm thick, the arms are 7.27mm wide, 5.37mm thick and the terminal is 22.67mm wide, 4.66mm thick with an internal diameter of 11.53mm. The metal is a dull red-brown in colour.
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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