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BRIDLE FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-D6A9C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Part of a fragment of an unusual openwork Late Saxon bridle cheek piece with an inward-facing Ringerike-style animal with a scalloped mane, broken across one of five round apertures and a larger one, possibly for the bit. Corroded purplish metal. Surviving length 41mm. Surviving height 25mm. 5mm thick. Williams 2007 Type 1. 11th century.

Class: cheekpiece
Sub class: Williams Type 1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Exactly AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Height: 25 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th February 2014 - Wednesday 19th March 2014

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 59775
Other reference: AHS032014

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Forncett (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM1792
Four figure Latitude: 52.48274811
Four figure longitude: 1.19432611
1:25K map: TM1792
1:10K map: TM19SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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