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BRIDLE BIT
Unique ID: BUC-DA5782
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy, strap distributor or harness fitting, Probably dating to the 10th/11th century AD. This artefact has a D-shaped cross-section with a lozenge-shaped terminal at the centre of which is a sub-rectangular aperture. On the lozenge-shaped terminal, there are rounded protruding knobs at each angle. These fittings are usually double ended with symmetrical terminals but this example has a smooth ring springing from a thickening of the shaft. Through this ring is looped an iron loop. Whether this extra loop is part of the original fitting or relates to a secondary use is difficult to be certain of. The underside of the artefact is flat with no decoration. The strap distributor is in a slightly worn but fair condition.
Class: bit link
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1000
Date to: Exactly AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 62 mm
Width: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st December 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Burston Hill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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