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Description: | A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) zoomorphic cheek-piece (c. 1000-c. 1050).This object is sub-triangular in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear. The front has a design of a beast facing right with a pronounced curving snout. Just behind the snout are three near horizontal tapering ridges and beyond these are two vertical parallel ridges. Two sub-circular holes form openwork.Two other holes are present but these are incomplete due to a break.This object is reddish green and corroded with bright green corrosion products. The breaks are old.Length: 28.7mm; width: 22.0mm; thickness: 4.5mm. Weight: 7.73g.Similar bridle fittings have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BERK-015405; BH-879007; DENO-010388; GLO-939CE3; NARC-BE48A7; NLM-372891; NLM-B85BD2; NMS-482554; NMS-57D384; NMS-778688; SOM-C97807; SUR-9A50A3; WMID-435AA7 and YORYM-781091.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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