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Description: | A copper alloy harness fitting; a hjarness link dating from the eleventh century. It consists of a bar which is D shaped in cross-section, broken at both ends. In the centre of the bar is a square boss, with worn knops projecting to the sides. The boss is hollow behind and the front is decorated with a cross in a circles picked out possibly in niello or just differently patinated to a grey green rather than a reddish colour. The breaks are very worn. This type of object is Anglo-Scandinavian. Compare the items in Finds Research Group Datasheet number 39 by D. Williams, and SWYOR-711EF4, ESS-6081F3 and LEIC-31E9D5. The harness link is 35mm long, 19.4mm wide and 7.4mm thick. 13.76g.
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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