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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy centre link from a three-link bridle bit of Iron Age date. Both of the loops are incomplete due to old breaks and the entire object is slightly twisted probably as a result to post-depositional damage. At the centre of the object is an oval moulding that is oval in section and has flat faces. From the centre of each face projects an integrally cast loop that is circular in form and oval in section, missing the outer edges due to old breaks. The object is undecorated but has a dark green patina that is slightly blackened in places. It measures 34.41mm in length, 20.47mm in height, 17.07mm in thickness (at oval moulding, 6.80mm at loop), and 20.53g in weight. This is an incomplete centre link from a three-link bridle bit of Iron Age date. Similar examples are published from Norfolk (Hutcheson, 2004: nos. 26, 31) and suggest a date range from the 4th century BC to 1st century AD for the object.
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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