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Description: | A fragment from a copper-alloy late Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian bridle fitting or cheekpiece. The surviving fragment comprises a flat crescent-shaped plate that is zoomorphic in form and would have formed the terminal end for one side of the fitting, the opposite missing side probably symmetrical in form. At the top(?)/terminal end the object has curved exterior edges forming the snout of the beast, with two projecting semi-circular lobes on the outer edge perhaps representing ears. The front face is decorated with a border of punched rectangles that trace the outline of the plate, while the back face remains flat and undecorated. The object measures 38.92mm in length, 10.17mm in width, 3.20mm in thickness, and weighs 11.63g. This is a fragment from an Early-Medieval bridle fitting, probably part of a cheekpiece or similar object. The form and decoration suggest an Anglo-Scandinavian influence and the current example finds parallels with Williams' Type 1 (unpublished) cheekpieces. This would indicate a date range in the 11th century 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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