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Description: | Cast copper alloy Harness Mount, Bridle cheek-piece Length 51mm, width 22mm, thickness 7mm, weight 12.5g. Semicircular arm with an diamond shaped loop at one terminal with a bevelled outside edge (internal dimensions 12mm by 7mm) and a semicircular knop in each corner. The other terminal has a plain semicircular loop (internal dimensions 11mm, by 9mm), immediately before this loop is a curved expansion with a step in front. The artefact is corroded resulting is a heavily pitted with a dark green surface. Examples are know from sites such as Middle Harling and are generally thought to date 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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