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Description: | A worn fragment of a cast copper alloy bridle bit, possibly dating from the Late Iron Age through to the Roman period. This is part of a three-link bridle bit cheek ring; for a complete example see LVPL-ECD916. In this record, Vanessa Oakden writes 'Other three-link bridle bits have been found in Saham Toney Hoard, Norfolk; Seven Sisters Hoard, Neath-Port Talbot; Stanwick/Melsonby Hoard Yorkshire and Middlebie Hoard in Dumfrieshire, which are dated to AD50-125 in their deposition, but considered as Late Iron Age or Native in style. Single examples have been found in Leicester and at Rise in East Yorkshire. Moulds for three-link bridle bits have been found at Prestatyn, Denbighshire in a workshop context probably dating as late as AD100-120. The three-link bridle bit appears to have been produced by the Brigantes or Iceni with decorative influences from the Belgic South, p30, vol 1, Mcgregor, (1976). Similar examples which can be found on the database are LANCUM-535083 and WMID-028CF4.
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