Record ID: LEIC-E1D367
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy harness fitting fragment, 27mm long, 25mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 10.05grams. The object consists of an oval loop which has a sub triangular section, the widest part forming the reverse. At the wide edge of the object is a sub circular knop, smaller versions of which appear at each side as well. The other long edge has the remains of a rectangular sectioned shaft which has broken off.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2008
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-803D51
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness fitting, possibly a harness link, 57mm long, 41mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in poor condition, being very worn and has a dark green patina and weighs 19grams. The object is incomplete but is essentially an inverted T shape. It has a central trefoil terminal which sits at the end of the vertically aligned shaft which is triangular in form with rounded sides. This sits above a shaft running horizontally, which has a semi-circular protrusion on its underside, directly opposite the vertical shaft and a smaller rounded protrusion on each side of this. T…
Created on: Friday 1st September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-502C63
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon copper alloy and gold horse-harness fitting, 49mm long and 40mm wide. The object appears to be in a fair condition with a dark green patina. The object resembles an axe in form, with the top edge being semi-spherical and 40mm wide. The sides taper inwards in a curving arc to a flat base 20mm wide. The surface has a raised border, 5mm wide and the whole area within is decorated with Salin Style II interlace picked out in gold. A similar fitting is illustrated in Fern, C. 'The archaeological evidence for equestrianism in early Anglo-Saxon England, c.450-700' fig.5.15.5
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-F7C893
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo Scandinavian) copper alloy strap junction fragment, 28mm long 21mm wide and 4mm thick. The object weighs 4.85 grams and has a green patina. It represents one arm of a 'cross' shaped junction designed to hold together harness straps. It consists of a circular opening 9mm in diameter, set into a diamond shape which has three triangular protrusions on three corners, the fourth extends into a shaft with a triangular section. The object is broken here, where it would have joined three identical parts.
Created on: Monday 8th November 2004
Last updated: Friday 3rd June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6F97B6
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) harness link made from copper alloy, now 62 mm long and 27 mm wide. The link has a lozenge-shaped terminal at one end which is slightly domed (5 mm high) and has a hollow reverse. The terminal has a rectangular aperture and a knob at each of angle, one at the far end and one each at the sides, next to the short ends of the rectangular aperture. A D-sectioned arm, 7 mm wide, runs from the terminal to a central boss. This is 9 mm high and carries two knobs, one to either side. A second arm emerges from the other side of the central boss; this widens b…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-0DF1A3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy strap distributor, 63mm long and wide and 13mm thick. The object is in good condition with a red/brown patina and has a weight of 39.64 grams. The object is cross shaped with a central domed boss. Each arm is semi-circular in cross- section and widens to accomodate a triangular terminal containing an oval shaped hole. The terminal has rounded, domed knops at each point. The loops would have held leather harness straps and were usually placed at the side of a horses head.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2005
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2250D7
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy strap junction, 48mm long and 18mm wide. The object is in a fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 13.02 grams. The object is worn and is missing one edge. It consists of a semi-circular sectioned shaft which has a central raised semi-spherical boss, 7mm in diameter and 5mm deep. This is flanked on each side by a small rounded protrusion. The undamaged end tapers outwards and has a triangular shaped terminal with each point terminating in a rounded knop. A cicular hole, 10mm in diameter, fills most of this end. The other end is m…
Created on: Friday 28th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-CEA584
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) strap distributor, 58mm long, 17mm wide and weighing 10.75grams. The object consists of a shaft 6mm wide, which is semi-circular in section and has a raised area in its centre. On either side are two lozenge shaped terminals, each has an oval hole in its centre C.10mm in diameter. each corner of the terminals has a raised blob. This object is identical to those illustrated in Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup mounts, CBA 1997.
Created on: Thursday 20th May 2004
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-734654
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy harness fitting, 66mm long and 20mm wide witha weight of 17.3grams. The object consists of a a semi-circular sectioned bar which swells in the centre to form a central boss with a semi-spherical section. This has triangular protrusions at right angles to the main bar, which terminate in slightly rounded knops. At each end of the bar is a circular loop which also has triangular projections, three on each. The reverse of the object is probably flat. A parallel for this fitting is illustrated by David Williams in his Anglo-Scandinav…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-34D405
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy strap distributor, 59mm long, 28mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 26.71grams. The object has a 'cruciform' shape and is rectangular in cross section. It is in fair condition but is incomplete, missing one arm entirely and two more missing their terminals. The object has a central raised rectangular 'boss' which has a cylindrical hollow underside. From this three short, D cross-sectioned arms emerge. One has a complete 'lozenge' shaped terminal with an oval aperture and is 'trilobate', having a rounded knop on each of its three cor…
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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