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Description: | Part of a copper-alloy bridle cheekpiece with Anglo-Scandinavian decoration, dating from 11th century.The surviving piece takes the form of an upward-curving, oval-sectioned arm which terminates in an outward-facing, zoomorphic head. This head displays a prominent brow ridge, adjacent to which is a moulded, pointed-oval eye. The snout of the animal is prominent above the open mouth and there are a series of jowl-like mouldings on the underside. At the opposite end, the surface steps upwards into a wider moulding whose jagged outer surface - the point of the break - has attached iron corrosion.Length: 32.7mm; height: 13mm; width: 11.6mm; weight: 14.44g.
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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