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The manorial residence of Rubercy (Calvados) Bit Second half of the 12th century |
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The manorial residence of Rubercy (Calvados) Bit Second half of the 12th century |
This bit in thin iron presents a broken embouchure with a central articulation connected to the extremities by two closed rings through which the reins were threaded. The fragment of the bridle bit is a single shaft in iron which is broken at one extremity presenting central spherical excrescences.
Dimensions of the objects
D 87 1 056 : L. 235 mm ; l. 54 mm
D 87 1 058 : L. 120Bibliography
- Lorren C, Le Château de Rubercy (Calvados) : étude de la demeure principale (c. 1150-1204) - Archéologie médiévale, VII, 1977, p. 109-178
- Lorren C, La demeure seigneuriale de Rubercy (milieu du XIIe - début du XIIIe s.) - Château Gaillard, VIII, colloque de Bad-Muenstereifel, 30 août-4 sept. 1976. Caen : 1977, p. 185-192
- Lorren C, The castle of Rubercy (Calvados) c.1150-1204 - British archaeological reports, International series 121, 1981, p. 103-125
Location
Musée de Normandie, Caen, Calvados
D 87 1 056, D 87 1 058, dépôt Drac de Basse Normandie