A copper-alloy bridle bit found near Roxby cum Risby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A copper-alloy bridle bit found near Roxby cum Risby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridle Bit (NLM-4CB914)

A copper-alloy bridle bit found near Roxby cum Risby, Lincolnshire

This bridle bit plate is decorated with rounded protrusions from its edges, apparently representing the head of a beast combining attributes of horse and dragon. The reddish tint of the metal is a common feature of Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork.

Object Type

Bridle bit

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, bridle_bit, copper_alloy, Horses, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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