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Description: | A cast copper alloy horse harness bit link of probable eleventh to twelfth century AD date. The bit link measures 46.61mm by 18.46mm by 8.8mm and weighs 15.72g. It consists of two oval loops (maximum diameter 18.46mm) which are separated by a narrower arm (length 14mm). The back of the object is flat and the front is convex. The end of one of the loops is extremely worn, almost to the point of breaking through. This is because it would have been attached to the bit, adjacent to the cheekpiece, and could therefore swing (Williams 2007, p. 4). The other end would have secured the reins. There is a rounded boss at one end of the arm joining the two loops. As is usual with this type of harness fitting, it is undecorated. A very similar harness fitting from Headbourne Worthy in Hampshire is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (HAMP-373643). | 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: | 1050
1200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Naomi Payne | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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