Record ID: DENO-72EA46 - EARLY MEDIEVAL harness fitting

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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: DENO-72EA46

A resized image of Early Medieval unidentified object fragment

Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian cast copper alloy harness cheek piece fragment, Wililams Type 1 (see Finds Research Datasheet 39, fig 3), 11th century. Part of one loop only. Flat-sectioned with engraved decoration which would have formed one of a pair animals (debased zoomorphic design). Brown patina. Length 43.6mm, width 45.2mm, thickness 2.0mm-2.7mm, weight 14.29g.

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Class: cheek piece

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 43.6 mm
Width: 45.2 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 14.29 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Derbyshire
District: Bolsover
To be known as: Ault Hucknall

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th July 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Rachel Atherton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Rachel Atherton - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E6798

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