Harness, horse / bridle bit, snaffle

Description

Snaffle bridle bit of bronze, horse harness, with elaborate projections into the ring interiors retaining traces of red enamel, from Birrenswark (or Burnswark) Hill), Dumfriesshire, 1st - 2nd century AD

Museum reference

X.FA 29

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Harness, horse / bridle bit, snaffle

Date

1st - 2nd century

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Physical description

Bronze; traces of red enamel

Collection place(s)

Birrenswark, Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

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