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Description: | A circular bridle boss with a central raised dome and a surrounding flat plate from which extend a series of lobes. The boss has a scrolled outer band with human figures. On the lower part of the dome is a series of foliate motifs, while on the dome itself is symmetrical foliate ornament with trefoils. There are two opposed rivet holes for attachment to the leather bridle. The one surviving rivet has decorative notches on its head. On the back of the plate this rivet is bent at right angles and has a separate cylindrical sheet metal collar. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1600
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | David Williams | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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