Record ID: NLM-511B49
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bridle fitting. Cast cheekpiece comprising a pair of rhomboid loops connected by an integrally cast D-section bar with a central boss standing proud from its convex side. A smaller boss or pellet is moulded on each of the outer angles of each of the loops. The metal has a reddish tint often associated with Anglo-Scandinavian material. One loop is partly lost. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100 Length: 57.7mm, Width: 21.8mm, Thickness (at central boss): 9.5mm, Weight: 14.28gms
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calcethorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-3C2341
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy late Post-Medieval to Modern bridle boss of Maslin (2020) composite centre type, dating c. AD 1750-1880.  The object is solid and is sub-circular in shape with damaged edges around the entire circumference and is decorated in cast moulded relief. Much of the border is missing and the boss is poorly preserved, suffering much surface corrosion that has obscured most of the decoration.  The original form consists of a stepped upper surface created by three circular plates of decreasing diameter and a central dome. The dome is composi…
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-D5540A
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible bridle fitting fragment. A part of a cast and probably oval loop, separated by a bulbous moulding from a constricted round-section bar across which it is broken. Fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100 Length: 30.9mm, Width: 23.8mm, Thickness: 8.2mm, Weight: 12.60gms
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Owersby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-38ECC4
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bridle firtting fragment. Fragment of a heavy cheek piece with large central knop. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000 Height: 43.8mm, Width: 41mm, Thickness: 19.8mm
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B67FF7
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible bridle fitting [following source record]. Openwork fragment of some sort of harness component, Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 1000-1100 Length: 46.9mm, Width: 26.5mm, Thickness: 7.3mm, Weight: 12.75gms
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: KENT-10DA53
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast and gilded copper alloy bridle boss of probable Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500-1680. Description: The mount has a central image depicting the Gorgon Medusa, bordered by a rim with (originally) seven projections in the form of human busts. One of these is now missing. Between each of these is a three-lobed motif reminiscent of a vase flanked by two scrolling lines. The border is pierced by three circular rivet holes placed around the head at approximately 12, 4 and 8 o'clock. The hole at 8 o'clock (5mm) is larger than the other two (4mm).The object has a rough, mid-green …
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-F92B7F
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval to Modern lead alloy decorative roundel, possibly a bridle fitting dating c. 1750-1880. The object is circular in plan and umbonate with a raised central circular field decorated in cast relief with four equidistant round pellets each separated by two radiating parallel bars. The plate is pierced with a small sub-circular aperture set slightly off centre. The central field is bound with an outer annular border enclosed within raised circumferential lines filled with a row of raised sub-oval pellets. Only a short length of the outer rim remains the…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: NCL-DF7B15
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy strap mounted bridle mount of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750-1900. Maslin’s Composite Centre Type. The artefact is circular and composed of a concentric circular decoration. The outer ring is a twisted ropework border surrounding an undecorated flat circular with a central eight-point flower on top. The reverse is undecorated with a line of four projecting lugs which would have enabled its affixion to a horse bridle. The artefact is missing portions of its outer border and has a deep scar across its central flower boss. Overall, the artefact has a d…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B5CEDB
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible bridle fitting fragment. Fishtail-shaped fragment with incised line decoration. Looks a little like the fragment of a Viking cheek piece. Very uncertain. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 850-1100 Height: 35.2mm, Width: 17.1mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 5.98gms
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-401BB5
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bridle fitting fragment, red-purple tint, corroded. Large fragment of a viking cheek piece, corroded. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1050 Length: 71.4mm, Width: 26.6mm, Thickness: 6.5mm, Weight: 25.63gms
Created on: Monday 9th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-3C766C
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bridle fitting fragment. Fragment of a typical Viking cheek piece, corroded. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100 Length: 60.5mm, Width: 11.2mm, Thickness: 10mm, Weight: 15.88gms
Created on: Friday 28th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D6AAF5
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy strap mounted bridle mount of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750-1900. Maslin’s Composite Centre Type. The object is circular and umbonate with concentric ring decoration. The central element is formed of a raised circular boss set within a twisted ropework border. This in turn sits on a flat-topped dome with further a twisted ropework border to the edge of the boss. The reverse of the boss is concave with a central scar showing where the central boss attaches. The metal has a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The object is 60.5mm in diameter, 11.9mm…
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF-467712
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast lead-alloy decorated mount, possibly a horse bridle boss, c. 1700-1850 AD. The object is discoidal in plan. It consists of three roundles surrounding a domed centre. The innermost roundel carries floral decoration. The middle roundel is finished with a white metal coating  whilst the outer roundel contains longitudinal incised grooves running around the circumference.  On the reverse project three iron protrusions at the apex, bottom and middle. Only one survives intact as a circular-sectioned prong. The iron elements were likely use…
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Polstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-982C97
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object. Cast one-piece T-shaped moulded fitting comprising a ring of three annular components with a longitudinal aperture of diameter 12.7mm, differentially heavily worn at one side of one end, and with an integrally cast lug of two bun-shaped parts of diminishing size set at right angles to the channel. Fresh corrosion at the flat end of the smaller bun may suggest another component or a decorative feature has been lost. Damage or a casting flaw appears on that side of the object opposite the two-staged lug. The finder kindly suggests a functional conne…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-97F082
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron bridle bit cheekpiece, probably a pair with NLM-977F74. The rusted relict of an iron ring retaining an external sheathing which had entirely enclosed the iron but which has been partly concealed by its explosive corrosion. A globular or pear-shaped copper alloy bulb 30mm long which appears to have been integrally cast with the sheathed band probably concealed further iron and now has an open end of diameter 7.7mm with very corroded iron within. The pear-shaped housing is now set at an angle to the rest of the band. These objects are familiar from the ‘chario…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-977F74
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron bridle bit cheekpiece, probably a pair with NLM-97F082. The rusted relict of an iron ring retaining an external sheathing of a concavo-convex or U-section copper alloy strip – possibly the relict of a copper alloy sheath which had entirely enclosed the iron but which has been lost to its explosive corrosion. A glossy patch shows where the crumbling iron has been consolidated with glue by the finder, and its extent now seems excessive compared to its surviving sheathing. A globular or pear-shaped copper alloy bulb 32mm long which appears to have been integral…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-6080CD
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a possible lead alloy bridle boss dating c. 1700-1800AD.  The front face has part of a decorative scroll-work border surviving.  At the centre a shield is decorated with a band running diagonally from top right to bottom left, either side of which is a single 5-pointed star.  In Heraldic terms that would be described as - on bend sinister between two mullets of 5 points.  It is flat and undecorated on the reverse with no obvious signs of attachment.  The object has a dark grey patina with some patches that are powdery white. Measurements: Length …
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-134E11
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy bit link, cf. Williams 2007, FRG Datasheet 39, fig. 5. The non-knobbed loop is circular rather than oval and is not larger than the other loop. It is also worn thin at its outer edge. Weight 11.01g. Length 52.1mm. Width 21.7mm. Thickness  3mm at the knobbed loop and 6.1mm at the boss. 11th century.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-FA9234
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval to Modern incomplete copper-alloy snaffle bit, dating to circa AD 1750-1950.  The object has a central bar with a curved semi circular arm projecting from it. The object would have presumably once had an opposing semi circular arm which is now missing. One terminal of the central bar is damaged and incomplete and comprises of two curved projections. The opposing end is also damaged and incomplete. The object has a green coloured surface patina.  Another damaged incomplete parallel is recorded from Kent (KENT-144283). Although this record has b…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-D223DE
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy chain fragment; Tom Redmayne kindly comments: '...I would say this is a fragment of a curb chain from heavy horse harness. I have had several examples, some still attached to other parts of the head collar/bit..'. A series of seven oval drawn wire links, each of length 9.5mm and thickness 1.8mm and each twisted with a butted and brazed join and passed through its identical neighbour. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1900 Length: 46mm, Width: 8mm
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.