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Description: | A cast copper alloy rein link from a bridle, early medieval in date. It has a circular loop with steep angled sides integrally attached to a rectangular bar which widens to a circular boss at which point there is an old break and the opposing loop is now missing. The cross-section is D-shaped with a very flat base. It is 31.3mm long, the loop is 17.2mm in diameter and the bar is 6.2mm thick and the rounded boss is 9.2mm in diameter. At its thickest point (the boss end) the strap junction in 7.0mm thick. It weighs 7.20g.Strap junctions of this form have been identified as rein links from a bridle, and have generally been dated to the 11th century (see SUSS-C1A902, DENO-472608 and LIN-8BD4D4). Another example on the PAS database (WMID-4C94C3) has been dated to the 13th to 16th centuries, but is stylistically different.
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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