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Description: | A copper-alloy fragment, probably from an Early-Medieval to Medieval bridle cheekpiece.The remaining piece of the artefact is sub-crescentic with a projecting arm. There are two adjacent, roughly circular perforations and two deeply indented pellets of smaller diameter. The bevelled edges are grooved and there are various lobes projecting outwards. The projecting arm is grooved along its length, as is a right-angled return on its inner edge. It is possible that these two straight sides represent part of rectangular perforation at the centre of the original object. The breaks are confined to the top and bottom of this possible perforation, the irregular sides apparently being of their original form.Dimensions: up to 45.1mm long, 29.6mm wide, 4mm thick. Weight: 12.03g.Bridle cheekpieces vary greatly in form although most incorporate Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic designs, which date them to around the 11th century.
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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