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BRIDLE BIT
Unique ID: WILT-D3B7ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lat early-medieval to medieval copper-alloy bit link (bridle fitting) dating to the 11th century. The shaft is D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face. At a roughly central point on the shaft are two knops, possibly zoomorphic. At each end of the shaft are integral loops. These are circular in form and show signs of wear, D-shaped in cross section, and with large central circular apertures.
It measures 56.3mm in length,17.65mm at the widest point, and 9.00mm thick. It weighs 20.37 grams.
Class: bit link
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 56.31 mm
Width: 17.65 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 20.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4543
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Marlborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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