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Description: | A worn cast copper alloy bridle boss of Post-Medieval date. It is circular in shape with a moulded, convex front face and concave, hollow back face. The front face has elaborate but very worn moulded decoration comprising a border of lobed knops on outer edge then a flattened rim decorated with probable scrolling decoration. Within the border on the convex central portion of the boss is depicted a seated figure in a short kilt, possibly wearing a 'Roman' military uniform. They are sitting on a pile of objects, possibly armour with one arm rested on their knee, the other on a shield. On the flattened rim are two large circular iron rivets that would have enabled attachment of the boss to the bridle. The entire object measures 63.0mm in diameter, 15.5mm thick excluding the rivets and weighs 58.83g. The style of neo-classical decoration and use of a cast boss with rivets to attach it to the bridle suggests a date in the 17th or 18th centuries AD.
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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