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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-8B7984
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Late Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) to Early Medieval cast copper-alloy harness link (1000-1100 AD).
The fitting is convex at the front and flat at the rear. It has a lozenge-shaped loop at each end with a circular aperture. Each loop has a rounded knop at the sides and one at the terminal end. The bar is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and the central boss is circular in plan and 'D'-shaped in cross-section. On the underside of the boss it is slightly concave.
This fitting is a drab brown colour with some light green corrosion products.
There is a single fleck of gilding on the upper face of the boss.
67.72 x 22.87 x 6.86mm. Weight: 16.05g.
This harness link is similar to one illustrated by David Williams (Williams 2007: 5, fig. 6a).
Class: Harness link
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Exactly AD 1000
Date to: Exactly AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.72 mm
Width: 22.87 mm
Thickness: 6.86 mm
Weight: 16.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-2-94
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, D. | 2007 | Anglo-Scandinavian Horse Harness Fittings (FRG Datasheet 39) | Lincolnshire | Finds Research Group AD700-1700 | 5, fig. 6a |
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