11th century AD. A bronze harness link plate formed as two D-shaped loops flanking a cruciform panel with incised Ringerike Style ornament, tapering arm above and ferrous stud. Cf. Williams, D. Anglo-Scandinavian Horse Harness Fittings, Finds Research Group Datasheet 39, 2007, item 6d. 27.3 grams, 88mm (3 1/4"). From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. Fine condition.