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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: LEIC-EBF5C0
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period, copper-alloy strap junction, The object comprises 3 conjoined circular sectioned loops arranged in a triangular formation around a sub rectangular plate. At the centre of this plate is a solid anthropomorphic stylised head, on which eyes, nose and mouth are just visible. It is 31mm long, 27mm wide and 4mm thick. and weighs 7.93g. The object is in fair condition with a green patina.
It is very similar to HAMP-7794C4 and to SF-F80655.
Class: strap junction
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 7.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th June 2013
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Earl Shilton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4798
Four figure Latitude: 52.577792
Four figure longitude: -1.307857
1:25K map: SP4798
1:10K map: SP49NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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