Record ID: KENT-57BC97 - MEDIEVAL harness

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HARNESS

Unique ID: KENT-57BC97

Object type certainty: Probably

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Copper alloy harness or belt fitting, comprising an oval plate with a projecting knop at one end and a projecting loop at the other. Two bent spikes project from the back, for attachment, probably to a leather strap. There are traces of gilt on the front. Possibly of Medieval or early Post-Medieval date.

Class: Fitting

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 38.05 mm
Width: 18.98 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 8.42 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Gold [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Gilded [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Dartford
Parish: Dartford

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ5473
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1979 - Monday 1st January 1990

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Richardson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Richardson - [view all attributed records]

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