Record ID: LIN-966175 - EARLY MEDIEVAL harness fitting

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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: LIN-966175

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Early Medieval copper alloy harness fitting

A late Early Medieval copper-alloy harness fitting, probably a cheek-piece. The fitting is symmetrical, having a lozenge-shaped loop at both ends, both having a small moulded knop in each angle. The two loops are joined by a central bar, triangular in cross-section and having a boss in the centre. The boss is circular with a collar to either side and a knop in the centre. The object has a reddish patina.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Length: 81 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
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: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
To be known as: Mareham on the Hill

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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