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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 of an 11th century cheek piece, but it could equally be from another piece of horse furniture of the same date. The object has an openwork lozenge shaped 'terminal'. Each corner of the lozenge has then been decorated with a rounded knop. This description is true of both sides of the terminal, as neither have any other decorative features. Extending from one of the knops is a bar of copper alloy, which would have attached the terminal to the rest of the artefact. This bar has been broken and the break looks well worn. This is only a fragment of a much larger artefact. The metal is a mid brownish-green 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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