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Description: | Cast copper alloy horse boss, circular in plan and domed in profile, with three concentric incised rings where the sides of the boss change to a more shallow gradient, creating a slightly everted border around the base. On opposing sides of the boss, the outer edges are damaged, suggesting that these edges might have extended into attachment loops to secure the boss to the harness. There are no rivet holes to suggest another method of attachment and the back of the boss is hollow and has a depth or height of 12 mm so it would be difficult to attach a leather strap to the inside.Read (2001) illustrates a similar horse boss, with attachment loops on opposing sides, on page 46, fig.29, no.387, which is dated from the 18th to the 19th century.
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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