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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: SF-B34F59
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bridle fitting or harness link of Early-Medieval date. One terminal and part of the shaft survive intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The surviving terminal is lozenge shaped in plan with a central oval perforation and projecting globular knops at each exterior corner. From the inner edge of the terminal extends a rectangular shaft that is triangular in section and terminates in old breaks just before any central boss or similar component. It measures 35.34mm in length, 25.40mm in width at terminal, 6.35mm in width at shaft, 5.01mm in thickness and 6.11g in weight.
This is an incomplete bridle fitting of later Early-Medieval date. Similar examples have been studied by D. Williams, who suggests their possible use as harness links dating to the 11th century AD (see Williams, 2007).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.34 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 5.01 mm
Weight: 6.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Fressingfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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