Record ID: NMGW-A7BF76
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper-alloy link from a bridle or other horse-harness. The artefact has fractured around one of the loops, which appears to originally have been oval. The piece is asymmetrical with a thickened boss next to the incomplete loop and a shaft running from this to the other loop. This is oval internally but lozengiform externally, with three lobes around the edge. The artefact has a clear front and reverse to the object, with the front having a rounded profile and showing the moulding along the shaft, while the reverse is flat and does not show the moulding. The reverse…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2003
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F83A79
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian horse harness fitting dating to the 11th century AD. The object is broken at a boss or collar, from which projects a plano-convex sectioned arm. At the end of this arm is a loop. The loop is roughly circular internally with external knops projecting on three sides. The loop itself has a bevelled inner surface, making the loop wider on the reverse that on the front. The loop frame is of uneven thickness, suggesting either casting error or use wear. There may be decoration on the boss, but the corroded surface condition doesn’t allow …
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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