Copper-alloy, 18.84 grams, 74.02 mm. 10th-11th century AD. A solid cast harness mount in the form of a bar terminating in a pair of lozengiform lobes with central circular piercings and small knops on the extremities. The D-section bar is provided with a central ribbed collar. Reference: Read, B.
Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001, p.62.
Published: Hammond, Brett. British Artefacts, volume 2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Hampshire, England.