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Description: | A copper-alloy looped fitting, probably an item of horse furniture, most likely from a bridle bit or cheekpiece. The object has a broken loop at one end which is rectangular in section. The loop is set off centre from the shaft. The shaft is square in section and has a double collar immediately before the break. The broken end appears to bifurcate. It is probably too short to be part of a bridle, but is similar in style and may well be from another piece of horse harness. It may be of medieval or post-medieval date. CompareNARC-721A00 and NLM-489F51. The patina is a patchy mottled green. The identification of this object is not certain as it also has similarities to vessel handle lugs..
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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