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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy harness fitting of Early-Medieval date. The fitting is a harness link with integral riveted plate. The central plate is sub-shield shaped with a single rivet hole remaining centrally at the top edge. Two bulbous knops extend out from either side of the lower aspect of the shield, one of which terminates in a worn break, the other continues to a D-sectioned are with integral looped terminal. The object appears undecorated though the degree of wear is advanced.The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The harness link is 61.3mm long, 29.7mm wide, 7.3mm thick and weighs 19.g.Williams (2007, p.4) describes such objects as serving a currently unclear purpose though they may have been used at a number of locations within harness equipment at which a join was required, not just on the head.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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