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Description: | 493 Harness Mount, Bridle cheek-piece
Anglo-Saxon
11th century
Length 20mm, width 25mm, thickness 5mm
Oval loop with sloped sides that narrow inwards (internal dimensions 11mm by 7mm) there is a semicircular knop on the top and bottom side (1.5m long, 6mm wide, 4mm high), these are situated on the short side of the oval. There is a further knop at the terminal (2mm long, 6mm wide, 4mm thick). Opposite is a semicircular broken projection (6mm wide, 5mm high) that would have been an arm that held a similar loop on the other end, the break is old and worn.
Copper alloy, the surface of the object is pitted where corrosion has removed the original layer, Dark brown colour with slight remains of lighter green patches on the less exposed areas.
Examples are know from sites such as Middle Harling and are generally thought to date to the 11th century. | Subjects: | Bridle cheek-piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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