Record ID: SF-781801
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy late Medieval to Early Post Medieval fitting. It consists of a rectangular plate folded back on itself, creating a loop from which a circular ring hangs. The plate is recessed and the back sheet is slightly narrower than the one on the front. A copper-alloy rivet held together the two sheets, now slightly loose. Each side of the loop has a narrow raised line. The front sheet has traces of tin coating. The ring has an oval cross-section and has its outer surface decorated with three equidistant pairs of incised transverse lines. The plate is slightly broken on its a…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-7787F0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy knobbed terret ring of Late Iron Age/Early Roman dating (AD 43 -200). The terret ring when complete would have presumably formed an oval shape in plan. The ring is thicker at the base and narrower at the broken terminals. There is a short narrowed bar section at the base of the terret ring with an inverted triangular shaped broken projection. The narrowed section is flanked by a broadened collar. From the narrowed section the ring then broadens and curves to broken terminals. Located on one edge is a knop which is broadly rectangular in profile. T…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BUC-776C71
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval copper alloy harness fitting or links, dating to the 11th century. The fitting is a double ended link with a central boss, only one link remains. The link is a rectangular frame, with the outer edge wider. The edges of the frame slope downwards, creating a triangular shape in cross section. The link is connected to the central boss by an arm, this is sub circular in cross section. The arm then widens to the central boss, which is formed of four moulded collars, the central two sitting higher that the outer collars. The arm then narrows and ends in a worn b…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.