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Description: | A broken terminal from a piece of 11th century horse furniture. The terminal has been cast in copper alloy. It is likely that this terminal was the decorative terminal from an 11th century cheek piece, but it could equally be from another piece of horse furniture of the same date. The object has a looped circular 'terminal' (with a D-shaped section). At 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, around the loop there are three well-rounded circular knops. In the 9 o'clock position there is a thick bar of copper alloy (with a D-shaped section). This projection is broken at the end where it would once have attached to the rest of the artefact. The terminal of the bar appears to have been badly damaged, but it is well worn. The reverse of the artefact is flat, therefore giving the bar and the loop their D-shaped sections. This is only a fragment of a much larger artefact. The metal is a mid greenish-brown colour. The style of the artefact dates it to the 11th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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