Prehistoric — Middle Iron Age - Late Iron Age; 300 BCE - 100 CE
Harness fitting, bridle, cheekpiece
Two Iron Age copper alloy incomplete harness fittings dating 300 BCE to 100 CE. They are most likely cheek pieces from the same horse bridle.
These two pieces fit within a group of significant Iron Age objects that appear to have been chosen to be placed at this stretch of river, along with fragments of human skulls and long bones.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 2024.11
- Object name:
- harness fitting, bridle, cheekpiece
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Middle Iron Age - Late Iron Age; 300 BCE - 100 CE
- Material:
copper alloy, bronze, iron
- Measurements/duration:
- L 73 mm, W 25 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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