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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-90DEB5
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy object which is probably part of a harness mount from an elaborate set, or a harness pendant of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is two elements. One is figurative, in the shape of a letter B with a projection from one end which divides into two arms that form part of a hinge. A copper alloy pin joins the two parts of the hinge. The other element is the single lug that articulates with the hinge and is broken at the other end. There is a trace of gilding on one side of the single lug, and on the internal bevelling round one of the loops of the B. The fitting weighs 5.66 g. It is 37.22 mm long. It is 15.36 mm wide . It is 6.10 cm thick. This is an unusual design for which a parallel has not yet been identified. Having the double lugs of the hinge on the B also seems unusual, as the double lugs are usually on the pendant suspension mount rather than the pendant, but there is no evidence of attachment on the letter. It could be an element from an elaborate harness mount such as SF-5A76E2.
Class:
set
Inscription:
B
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: 37.22 mm
Width: 15.36 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th July 2018 - Friday 27th July 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Form No 003249
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Pontefract North (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4321
Four figure Latitude: 53.68369547
Four figure longitude: -1.3504248
1:25K map: SE4321
1:10K map: SE42SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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