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Description: | An Early medieval (11th century) cast copper alloy horse harness fitting, strap distributor. One half is missing. There is a sub-oval convex central boss with one arm extending from the central boss with a worn break on the opposing side. The arm has a lozengiform terminal with a large openwork oval. There is a rounded knop at each angle of the terminal. This would have been a double terminal bar but the other arm and terminal are missing. Read illustrates an almost identical artefact on page 50 no 474, which is dated as 11th to 12th century. The fitting is 63.7mm long, 21.5mm wide, 10.1mm thick and weighs 23.7mm grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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