2024-03-28T19:49:48+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585228585228SF-0CA225PAS5280CA22001AC2BRIDLE FITTINGcheekpieceWilliams Type 122.1924.388.523.9811EARLY MEDIEVAL10001100An incomplete cast copper-alloy bridle fitting or cheekpiece of late Early-Medieval date. A fragment from one corner of the fitting survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is roughly rectangular in form with an incomplete rectangular projection or arm to one side, short incomplete triangular projection to the top(?) and incomplete lower edge. The one complete side has a semi-circular moulding at the base of the fragment, with a triangular projection above, while the opposite side of the plate has curving edges that suggest it originally had openwork (circular?) perforations or decoration. The back face is flat and undecorated, while the front face has incised decoration that is perhaps zoomrphic in nature. This comprises a incised border with a spiral that is oval at its centre towards the semi-circular moulding at the complete edge of the plate. Pairs of grooves fill the remaining areas of the front face extending onto the incomplete rectangular arm. It measures 22.19mm in length, 24.38mm in width, 3.98mm in thickness and 8.52g in weight.
This cheekpiece fragment is of Early-Medieval date and demonstrates decoration and form that is of Anglo-Scandinavian influence. The decoration on the front face probably depicts an animal or beast of some kind, however not enough of the cheekpiece survives intact to allow for an accurate reconstruction or identification of what this may have been. The current example finds its closest parallel with Williams' Type 1 cheekpieces, suggesting a date in the 11th century AD.2013-11-11 12:14:262016-01-13 16:27:44412013-10-011Certain114747PAS5280CA22001AC271112SFCopper alloy10627CastFragmentEARLY MEDIEVALEMx41022p0gjgrshhcwEARLY MEDIEVALEMx41022p0gjgrshhcwAnglo-Scandinavian styleMetal detectorCircaCirca56447715934153111531441425Restricted AccessTM1646TM14NEIpswich26347847810445618IPS_SF-0CA225.jpg5Anglo-Scandinavian bridle fitting or cheekpieceSuffolk County Council5images/abrown/EasternCharacter undeterminedCultivated landEuropean RegionCountySuffolkDistrictIpswichDistrict Ward52.06951.16042Restricted AccessReturned to finder95672