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BRIDLE FITTING

Unique ID: NLM482

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Part of an 11th-century rein link from a bridle.

Notes:

Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Identification changed from 'Harness fitting' to 'Bridle fitting'; dating completed [unamended]; ascribed culture added: 'Anglo-Scandinavian' following source record; drawing ref. added.

Class: rein link

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: AD 1000
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.3 mm
Width: 26.7 mm
Weight: 9.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th January 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLPS0531 nlm00531

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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