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Description: | Early Medieval (mid 11th century) openwork bridle cheekpiece: The copper alloy cheekpiece is only a fragment, and is one side of a symmetrical cheekpiece. In plan it is a sub-rectangular which tapers slightly towards the upper edge, has moulded sides and seven areas of openwork. One face is engraved in the Ringerike style, and has an intertwined ribbon-like beast whose head is visible in profile at the top left. The body is formed of single and double strands and there is a terminating tendril at the bottom. The right hand side of the object together with the projecting bar and loop are all missing. The surface is abraded and has traces of a mid green patina. It measures 46.3mm long, 34.41mm wide, 4.45mm thick and weighs 28.64g.The Ringerike style is the penultimate phase of late Viking-age art, and was used for most of the 11th century (Williams, 2007). SUR-2ACFE5 is an almost identical example and this record has a reconstructed drawing of a complete cheekpiece. It is a Williams Type 1.Williams, D. 2007 Anglo-Scandinavian Horse Harness Fittings Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 39
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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