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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: BUC-7FDB96

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete but worn horse gear fitting, dating from c. 120 to 250/300 AD. The fitting is formed of three rounded sections, between each section is a raised and moulded collar. On the reverse are two intergral attachment lugs, these are worn. One is broken and one narrows to a sharp point. The lugs project out from inbetween the central section and the two outside sections. The three rounded sections are slightly concave on the reverse. The fitting has a shiny dark brown patina, and measures 33.3mm in length, 9.0mm in width, 2.4mm in thickness and weighs 3.34g.

Nicolay 2007, page 388, pl. 77, number 208.41.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 120
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.3 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 3.34 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4864

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Haversham-cum-Little Linford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8343
Four figure Latitude: 52.07914794
Four figure longitude: -0.79026831
1:25K map: SP8343
1:10K map: SP84SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Nicolay, J.	2007	Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-Military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450)	Amsterdam	Amsterdam University Press	Nicolay 2007, page 388,	pl. 77, number 208.41.

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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