SUR-C37769: Early Medieval to Medieval: Harness

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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: SUR-C37769

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Early Medieval to Medieval copper-alloy cheek piece with a complete loop with three projections and with fragments of a plate remaining and the edge of a central hole.

Class: strap link
Sub class: four way

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 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.94 mm
Weight: 9.67 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 17-1551

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Bramber (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ1809
Four figure Latitude: 50.86847002
Four figure longitude: -0.32446702
1:25K map: TQ1809
1:10K map: TQ10NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

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

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