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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy harness link, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods.The piece comprises a D-sectioned bar with devolved animal head moulding at the centre and a loop at either end. The intact loop is sub-oval, has sloping sides and three projecting lobes, equally spaced around the perimeter. At both ends a moulded collar separates the arm from the loop. Little remains of the second loop.Length: 54.8mm; width: 17.2mm; height: 9.4mm; weight: 15.2g.This is a typical example of an Anglo-Scandinavian horse harness link, as discussed by David Williams (2007: 4 - 5). 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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