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Description: | Copper alloy part of a bridle cheek-piece of Early-Medieval date, William Type 2. At one end there is a decorative element of irregular shape. The upper surface of this section has incised decoration, the design of which is now unclear due to wear. The object is broken off on one side of this element. From the other side a sub-rectangular element extends. The reverse of this section is flat, while the upper surface is slightly convex so that it is generally D-shaped in section. This element tapers gently to a slightly flattened spherical terminal. The terminal is slightly thickened on the upper surface. The reverse of the entire object is flat. Patchy dark patina.L. 60.8mm. W. 23.4mm. Th. 6.22mm (Terminal 8.7mm). Wt. 29.86g.
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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