A cast copper-alloy harness fitting found near Boston, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A cast copper-alloy harness fitting found near Boston, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Harness Fitting (NLM168)

A cast copper-alloy harness fitting found near Boston, Lincolnshire

This harness fitting, now broken into two parts, is trapezoidal in shape with two strap loops and is decorated with elaborate interlace decoration. The main element consists of two adorsed animals, possibly horses, set within a field of plant interlace.

Object Type

Harness fitting

Date

circa 1050 — 1150

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 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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