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Antler Cheekpieces of the British Late Bronze Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

William J. Britnell
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Summary

A group of antler cheekpieces are described and illustrated which provide a small but significant contribution to the evidence of horsemanship in the later Bronze Age in the British Isles. Although independent dating evidence is meagre, they form a coherent stylistic and functional type which has parallels in the late Urnfield period in Central Europe. An attempt is made to reconstruct other elements of the bridle, and they are compared with a number of bronze cheekpieces which show some affinity.

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Research Article
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , March 1976 , pp. 24 - 34
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1976

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