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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: LEIC-B27B7E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early medieval copper alloy harness fitting? height: 24 mm, width 9 mm, thickness 9mm, weight 10.65grams. The object is probably incomplete and consisits of a short circular cross sectioned shaft which has a rounded collar. Above this the object opens out into a flat, triangular shaped 'loop', with circular cross sectioned arms which terminate in a rectangular projection which turns in at an angle. These house a thin circular cross sectioned bar, slightly recessed. The object is very similar to harness fittings dating to the 11th century and probably has a related function.
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: 24 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 10.65 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Dunton Bassett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5590
Four figure Latitude: 52.50513152
Four figure longitude: -1.19113547
1:25K map: SP5590
1:10K map: SP59SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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