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Harness fitting
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Buckinghamshire County Council, Jennifer Moss, 2005-01-13 12:19:47
Title
Harness fitting
Description
English: A complete copper alloy harness link consisting of a central boss connected to an arm at each side which terminates in a circular loop. Each loop (internal diameter 12mm) has three oval knops evenly set on the outer edge. The loops are joined to the central boss by 12mm long arms which are D shaped in section. The central boss is oval and has a has a domed protrusion which corresponds with a hollow on the reverse. The surface of the object is pitted and has a light green patina with slightly orange patches and one of the loops is distorted. A sinilar strap distributor was as found as part of a group of harness fittings in Kvalsta in Sweden (Williams 1997)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 1000 and 1100
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 84879
Old ref: BUC-6661B8
Filename: Dscn2970.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/47834
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/47834/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/84879
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