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Description: | Probable Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness fitting. The fitting consists of a flat plate in the shape of two circular discs to either side of a rectangular central plate. The rectangular part of the plate has two punched circular rivet holes, one to teither side. The front of the plate is decorated with an raised 5 or 6 pronged star or mullet in each circle and ladder-like design on the central rectangular plate. The whole surface is also decorated with punched ring and dots. There are traces of gilding on the surfaceAlthough no good parallel has been identified, based on the design and decoration this fitting has been dated c.1100-1300.
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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