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Description: | Incomplete late Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) to early Medieval cast copper alloy harness fitting, dating circa AD 1000 to 1150. The fitting is formed of a central bar with a loop at each end, one of which is now incomplete. The bar is rectangular with slightly concave sides and a raised circular boss at the central point of the bar. The loops are oval, the complete loop is extremely worn with the outer edge significantly thinner. Only half of the other loop survives. The fitting is 55.89mm long and weighs 13.2 grams. It is 10.67mm wide and 8.22mm thick across the boss, 6.08mm wide, 5.56mm thick across the bar. The complete loop measures 18.55mm wide and 3.08mm thick. The incomplete loop measures 17.38mm wide and 2.34mm thick.
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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