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Description: | A cast copper alloy post-medieval bridle boss.
The boss is circular with fifteen moulded triangular extensions projecting from the edge of the boss. Each one has been decorated with a moulded heart motif, terminating with a floral design. Inside the ring of hearts there is a circular moulded ropework design. Inside this is the boss proper which is domed and further decorated with moulded design. A laurel wreath runs around the base of the dome, whilst a shield decorates the central space. The shield is divided into two by a line. On the left of the line there is a cross and on the right of the line there is a harp. This decoration helps to date this boss, as these motifs are also seen on coins from the Commonwealth period (circa 1649 ? 1660). It is therefore likely that this boss was made at the same time.
Above and below the central dome there is a round headed copper alloy rivet. The lower one is now encased in iron corrosion.
The reverse of the boss is undecorated but the reverse of the dome is concave. The reverse of the two rivets are also still evident. The upper rivet is surrounded by a ball of iron corrosion ? but still moves freely inside the rivet hole, whilst the lower one is encrusted in position by the iron corrosion surrounding it.
The metal is a mid greyish-green colour.
Similar bosses can be seen in Read, p124. | 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: | 1649
1660 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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