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Description: | A post-Medieval cast lead-alloy harness boss (c. 1700-c. 1800). The boss is sub-circular in plan, moulded at the front and flat and uneven at the rear.At the front the raised rim is composed of continuous leaf motifs. Within the rim there is a circumferential thin line of contiguous arrowhead motifs. The centre at the front is slightly concave. At the rear there are three stubs, the remains of attachment lugs. One lug is at the centre and one at each side close to the edge. An iron pin is within one of the lugs close to the side and it protrudes at the front.Maximum diameter: 56.1mm; thickness: 6.7mm. Weight: 58.86g.This boss is in poor condition and is fractured on the rear face. The majority of the front face is covered with a white metal coating, probably tin alloy.An article on horse decorations (including harness bosses) has been published in 'Detector Finds' 1995: 85-87, by Gordon Bailey.
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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