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Description: | An incomplete Late Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) to Early Medieval cast copper-alloy harness link (c. 1000-c. 1100).The fitting is convex at the front and flat at the rear. One loop and part of the bar are missing.The surviving loop is oval in plan and has three equally spaced knopped protrusions. On the underside the loop is slightly bevelled. The bar is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It has a boss, circular in plan and flat on the top. Just beyond the boss a small portion of the bar terminates with an old break or breaks.This artefact has no patina and the surfaces are a drab reddish brown. There are small areas of superficial light green copper-alloy corrosion products.41.9 x 23.9 x 6.8mm. Weight: 14.03g.This harness link is similar to one illustrated by David Williams (Williams 2007: 4, fig. 6a).
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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