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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-1E8C22

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval Gilt horse harness mount, worn, bent and corroded, lozengiform (30 x 37mm), pierced in centre by rivet-hole, with remains of blue enamel and gilding, blazon: Azure an eight-pointed star Or. Cf. Ashley (2002) nos.168-9.

Class: mount

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel

Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Lowestoft

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Ashley, S.	2002	Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk	Dereham	East Anglian Archaeology	168-9

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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