File:Fragment of Ringerike style bridle cheekpiece - reverse (FindID 65222).jpg

English: Fragment of an 11th-century copper-alloy bridle cheekpiece. The piece is decorated in Ringerike style animal art. The fragment originates from the upper right hand side (as you look at it) of the cheekpiece. The shape is irregular and forms a stylised animal head and neck. The head is located at the top right hand side of the fragment and has a crest of three points, all of which appear to be intact. Below the head is the broken snout of the animal. The lower edge of the piece is roughly flat and does not appear to have been damaged. At the bottom left is a decorative notch and, above this, a further concave indentation, which would have formed the right hand side of the central hole and lower right hand side of the central vertical section of the cheekpiece. Towards the centre of the object is a sub-circular hole, measuring 9.6mm in diameter, with a decorative V-shaped protrusion on the left hand side. The flat surface of the piece is decorated with a number of indented lines. The eye of the animal is located immediately below the central point of the crest and is formed of two curved lines. The neck is highlighted by means of three lines, with a further three following the line of the snout. There are two lines towrds the bottom of the design (one curved and one roughly straight), which may represent legs or feet. The underside is flat and plain. It measures 35.1mm long, by 24mm wide and up to 3.7mm thick. Weight = 12.75g.