Accession No
1901.182
Description
Copper alloy cheekpiece with disc-shaped terminals decorated with circular red glass inlay. Rectangular central section with two perforations through one face.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Iron Age
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Freeman, Samuel J. [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1901.182
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 16mm x 85mm Weight 0.062kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Sewer excavation
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bridle cheekbit, cross-bar with front terminal discs decorated with punch marks dots and circles, off a horse bit.
Event Date 1901
Author: maa
Context (References)
Clark, J. Grahame D. (1938). 'Early Man'. The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Salzman, L.F. (ed). Vol. 1. Fig. 25
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
Period previously included 'Late Celtic'.
Event Date 18/6/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy cheekpiece with disc-shaped terminals decorated with circular red glass inlay. Rectangular central section with two perforations through one face.
Event Date 25/2/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:8862
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