Object: Horse-bit
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 238, Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Kings Co. (Offaly),Edenderry
Parish: Edenderry
County: County Offaly
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 284
Width (mm): diam. of rings 71
Thickness (mm): of pieces either side of middle link 15
Weight (g): 287
Patina: a few smooth patches of dark brown, otherwise dusty brown
Surface: Corroded
Description: Horse bit in five pieces. On the cheek rings, are two bosses - to prevent the rings slipping.