BRIDLE BIT 853503

Description: A cast copper alloy fragment Anglo-Scandinavian cheek piece dating to period c. AD 1000-1100. It has been decorated with the characteristic 11th century style of engraving known as Ringerike-style. It is therefore unclear if this is a cheek piece, part of a bridle fitting or part of the harness. The object has been formed from one solid piece of copper alloy which has been shaped. There is a small plate of copper alloy (on which the Ringerike-style decoration is still evident). Projecting away from this plate (cast together) there is a circular (but slightly flattened in section) strip of copper alloy, with a dome of copper alloy over the terminal. The reverse is undecorated.

Date: 1000 - 1100

Object type: BRIDLE BIT

Last import: August 15, 2017