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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: WAW-54B266
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval (13thto 14thcenturies) harness fitting: The copper alloy fitting has a lozenge shaped plaque which has an integral arm protruding from the lower corner. This arm has a wide, elongated trapezoidal block which has an off-set, narrowed circular sectioned arm. The terminal is squared-off and not broken. The trapezoidal block has traces of gilding on the four side faces.
The lozenge plaque is decorated on both faces. One face has a flower which is composed six petals radiating around a circle. The petals and central circle are all flat and gilded, the field around the petals is filled with red enamel.
The other plaque face is decorated with a grotesque or 'gryllus hooded', it has a veiled woman's head on a lions body. The field surrounding the grotesque has blue enamel. The grotesque has traces of gilding.
The fitting measures 74.53mm long, 26.35mm wide and weighs 20.57g.
Griffiths (1989) illustrates a similar fitting, Figure 12, and suggests the object slotted into a spherical fitting of a multiple pendant set. It probably dates to the 13thto 14thcenturies.
Griffiths, N., 1989Shield-Shaped Mounts Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet No. 12.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 74.53 mm
Width: 26.35 mm
Weight: 20.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Friday 1st July 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4616
Four figure Latitude: 51.84071719
Four figure longitude: -1.33372756
1:25K map: SP4616
1:10K map: SP41NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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