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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: WMID410
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
The item is in the form of a figure of eight. Where the junction to the figure of eight occurs there is a single knop on the outer faces. There isalso a knop sitting on an 'S' shape in the centre of each void of the figure of eight. All four knops are bulbous and were not cast as part of the harness. They were cast separately and then mount through a hole in the figure of eight form. There are small knops decorating the outer edge of the item as well. This 'S' shape appears to be a horn. The item is broken into three pieces, the breaks appear to be due to plough damage. However, there is a gap in the figure of eight which has a patina on both edges suggesting this was purposefully or accidentally broken in antiquity. On the reverse there are two rectangular loops.
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 101.86 mm
Width: 79.36 mm
Thickness: 14.3 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: North Warwickshire (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE KINGSBURY
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savory, H.N. | 1976 | Guide Catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections | Cardiff | National Museums and Galleries of Wales | p61 Plate Va | No. 28 |
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