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Description: | A complete copper-alloy late Early-Medieval bit-link.It is D-shaped in section with a flat back face. One terminal is a lozenge-shaped loop with a trefoil of circular knops. The other is oval. Connecting both terminals is a rectangular shaft. Towards the oval terminal is a rounded boss with a circular depression on the back face. This bit-link measures 57.80mm in length, 21.68mm in width at the lozenge terminal, 15.01mm in width at the oval terminal, 8.91mm in width at the boss, 5.09mm in width at the shaft, 8.04mm in thickness at the boss, 5.49mm in thickness, 13.36g in weight.There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (SF-26E091), (SF-EC7FA3), (SF-F51F43).
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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