Harness, horse / bridle bit / fragment

Description

Fragment of a horse bit, a knife tang, a knife blade, a boat nail and pan fragments, all of iron, from a Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 875 - 925 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 765

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Harness, horse / bridle bit / fragment, Knife / tang, Knife blade, Nail, boat, Vessel metal / pan / fragment

Materials

Iron

Physical description

Iron; corroded

Collection place(s)

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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