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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: SUR-D7897D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double-ended harness link of late early-medieval (c. 11th century) date and Anglo-Scandinavian style. The link has a central boss of truncated conical shape with two small flanking projections. Two opposed arms project from this boss, each ending in a loop with three peripheral knops. One loop is incomplete. The object has a flat reverse, with a concave hollow to the rear of the boss. The arms and loop have a plano convex cross section.
Class:
strap link
Sub class: double ended
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57.9 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 13.22 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Winslade (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6548
Four figure Latitude: 51.22749822
Four figure longitude: -1.07051406
1:25K map: SU6548
1:10K map: SU64NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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