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Description: | A circular bridle boss with a diameter of 53mm wieghing 41.80g. It is of iron and the obeverse is coated with bronze. The iron is covered in relatively compact black and orange corrosion products. The bronze is covered in a green patina with some yellow corrosion products.
The obverse consists of a central conical boss, with a maximum diameter of 26mm and hieght of 16mm, divided into three sections. Around half way between the base and point is a ridge separating the lower half and upper half. Each section is slightly convex, so in profile the the boss is sub-triangular. At the point of the boss is a small semi-sphere. Three rivets are located in the undecorated flat section surrounding the boss. A ridge runs around the edge of the object.
On the iron rverse are the two lugs holding part of the iron arm of the bit itself. It is very rare that the lugs survive.
It is similar to, although has a more pointed central boss than LANCUM-D88325 on the PAS database.
This is amongst the earliest bridle bosses which are a late 15th century development (London Museum Medieval Catalogue, 1940). Thus, the object probably dates from between c.1450 and 1600. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wood, Rachel | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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