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Description: | Possibly part of a copper alloy three link bridle bit of late Iron Age or Early Roman date, but the loop is on the inside of the curve, rather than the outside. The item may also be a vessel fitting of similar date. The object consists of a worn loop projecting from the centre of the inside of a curved bar of metal, each arm of which tapers. One appears to be complete, with a rounded end, but the other is missing its tip. Projecting from the apex of the outside of the curve is a third arm, also broken. There is a circular hole filled with corrosion products at the junction where the three arms meet. The curved arms are also curved in profile, suggestign the object may have been attached to a circular vessel. The suspension loop is exceedingly worn on the side furthest from the rest of the object. The loop is not exactly opposite the third projecting arm. The breaks are patinated. The metal has a pitted grey green patina. For other bridle bits, compare BERK-8097CA and SWYOR-CE21C1. SF-979F47 is an unidentified object which seems to have had a similar function, perhaps as a vessel mount, and LON-B45C96 is another example of a Roman vessel mount, while LEIC-756DE7 is a Medieval example.The object is 55.5mm long, 31.5mm wide and 5.5mm thick. 10.36g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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