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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: PUBLIC-85A6BB
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment from a cast copper alloy fitting, probably from a later Early-Medieval / Anglo-Scandinavian harness, either a bit link or cheek piece. The fragment consists of an oval loop with a bar attached to one side. The loop is a quarter circle in cross section, with the rounded edge from the front to the outer edge. The bar is 'D' shaped in cross section with a rounded face and a flat rear. The bar bulges outwards slightly to form a boss at the end furthest from the loop. Beyond this is a well abraded, old break where the link would have attached to the rest of the fitting.
The bare metal is red brown under a dark green patina.
Length: 25.1 mm, Width: 16.9 mm, Thickness: 3.7mm. Weight: 3.32 grams
A similar fragment is SOM-EE3642. This fragment may of come from a bit link like SUSS-03B786 or a cheek piece like NMS-62CD20
Subsequent actions
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
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.1 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 3.32 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brampton Abbotts
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 | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 39 |
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