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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy harness link, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods.The piece comprises a semicircular-sectioned bar with moulded block at one end and part of a frame at the other. The block is cuboidal, has a raised circle on its upper surface, and a rounded, right-angled knop projecting from each of its two flat outer faces. Also projecting from this block is the remnant of a second bar, the alignment being the same as that of the complete one. Less than half remains of what appears to have been a sub-oval frame. A rounded knop extends downwards from the bottom point of this frame.Length: 35mm; width: 22.9mm; height: 8.4mm; weight: 11.92g.This is a typical example of an Anglo-Scandinavian horse harness link, as discussed by David Williams (2007). Such pieces are thought to date from around the 11th century (ibid. 1).
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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