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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandiniavian horse harness strap fitting dating to the 11th century. The strap fitting has a lozenge-shaped openwork terminal with a knop at three corners; from the forth corner protrudes a rectangular, D-sectioned shank that would have extended and joined onto another (or more than one other) openwork terminal. These objects are harness junctions or links and a good number have been recorded on this database. When in a fragmentary state like this example, it is hard to be certain whether the original object was a strap junction fitting or a bit link, but all date to the same period and would have formed part of the same harness fittings and attachments.
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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