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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy bridle cheek piece. This object represents one arm of the cheek piece, though the exact form of the fitting is unknown. The truncated shank portion is flat in section. At the end of the shank is the terminal strap loop. The terminal strap loop is lozenge shaped in plan with a circular perforation. There is an integral knop to both sides and the end point. The object is abraded. Tiny patches of mid green patina survive; otherwise exposed surfaces are lighter green. The break edge is worn, suggesting that this damage occurred in antiquity.
The object has a surviving length of 30.6mm, of which 7.92mm is the truncated shank. The shank is 8.2mm wide, and 3.48mm thick. The terminal strap loop is 20.24mm long, 21.64mm wide, including the knops, and the perforation has an internal diameter of 9.8mm. The object weighs 6.04g
This simple form of cheek-piece is known from the Anglo-Scandinavian period, however it is a form used into the medieval period and without more of the object it is impossible to date it with any accuracy. Similar examples can be seen in Read, 2001, Metal artfefacts of antiquity, page 62, see especially number 476. | 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: | 1000
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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