A copper-alloy harness-link fragment found near Swinhope, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A copper-alloy harness-link fragment found near Swinhope, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Harness Fitting (NLM-0C6D7D)

A copper-alloy harness-link fragment found near Swinhope, Lincolnshire

This copper-alloy harness-link fragment consists of a rhomboid loop and the stub of a lentoid section bar. The metal has a reddish tint often associated with Anglo-Scandinavian material.

Object Type

Harness fitting

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, harness_fitting, Horses, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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