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Description: | A fragment of an Early Medieval copper alloy harness fitting. An arm and terminal remain of the fitting. The arm is semi-circular in section, and is rectangular in plan. One terminal of the arm is a broken edge, and the break is not recent. Integral to the other arm terminal is a loop which is an incomplete lozenge shape, with the two remaining external corners having integral knops as decoration. One corner of the loop is missing, opposite the arm, this portion may be missing due to wear weakening the loop. The reverse of the artefact is flat. The surface is heavily abraded and has a red/brown coloured surface. In length the harness fitting is 24.04mm, 18.03mm wide, 5.22mm thick and weighs 3.5g.The fitting dates to the 11th century (Geake 2001 Finds Recording Guide unpublished). Geake describes these types of fittings as being harness cheek-piece fittings, but David Williams (Williams, D. 2007 Anglo-Scandinavian Horse Harness Fittings Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 39) suggests they were used in a variety of positions on the harness as well as the cheek-pieces.
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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