Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Iron curb bit.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
Compare more elaborate example illustrated in Lakining reference (Pl. ?967; ?937)

Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Iron curb bit with elaborately moulded cheek pieces. The bit is of two link type. The cheek pieces are linked by three sets of chains, one above and two below the bit. The upper chain below the bit is missing.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
The Accession Register gives the Place as 'Europe'. The database record gives it as 'Cambridge', but this may be due to an earlier (incorrect) association with 1901.173 A-B, which are from Petty Cury, or other research which is currently unknown. Therefore the Place field has been updated to make this location tentative.
Event Date 12/2/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Iron horse bit. Mouthpiece is formed of two slightly curved canon bars, linked by a D-shaped loop and round hook; each connected to twisting cheekpieces by the same hook and loop. Cheekpiece comprises of a triangular plate below the mouthpiece with a small hole and circular loop with two knobs; a triangular plate above with a small hole; and a sidebar of twisted form extending from this with three small circular holes. On one cheekpiece, a circular ring and linked chains protrude from these holes, and a linked chain extends from the opposite end, from a double-looped bar connected to the knobbed loop, possibly the curb chain.
Event Date 15/2/2024
Author: Clare McKenna