Copper-Alloy Bridle Bit (LEIC-069A75)

A cast copper-alloy bridle bit found near Bitteswell, Leicestershire

This cast copper-alloy bridle bit fragment is made up of a flat curved section which terminates in a sub-rectangular beast’s stylised head above a ‘trefoil’-shaped projection decorated with an incised spiral motif.

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, Leicestershire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme