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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: BERK-2B4BEB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Early Medieval copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian harness link / distributor dating to the 11th Century AD (AD 1050-1150). The strap distributor has a lozenge-shaped aperture at one end of a sub-rectangular bar. The opposing end of the bar has a raised cast head of a feline-type animal. It is probable that the harness link is incomplete, missing the opposing lozenge-shaped terminal. Similar harness links can be found illustrated in Williams (2007, 5; fig. 6b); cf. also SOMDOR-E14156 and KENT-4D8F5B on this database.

Notes:

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire PAS Record Sheet No 18

Class: strap link
Sub class: double ended

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1050
Date to: Circa AD 1150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.1 mm
Width: 21.7 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 13.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th September 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Detecting for Veterans - Englefield, Berks 24.09.17

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Englefield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6272
Four figure Latitude: 51.44360665
Four figure longitude: -1.10930101
1:25K map: SU6272
1:10K map: SU67SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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