Record ID: WILT-7D4854
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of late early-medieval copper alloy bridle cheek-piece of Williams Type 2 dating to AD 1000-1100. It is incomplete and the breaks are worn. The cheekpiece comprises a long tapering projection which ends in a rounded knob. At the other end, the piece extends into an openwork design of two narrower projections around a decorated circular section. From the circular section, there are the remnants of two semi-circular holes, probably missing a third where it has broken off at its base. The circular section is decorated with a vertical line which then connects to a semi-circular…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 28th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cote', grid reference and parish protected.