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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Strong strips of cattle horn were glued to the belly of a composite bow, the surface of the bow facing the archer when in use. In describing ear laths the end nearest to the nock, the notches on the ears which take the bow-string, is the upper end and the other is the lower. Ear laths are long and narrow and can be straight or curving. They are usually rounded and wider at the upper end. The underside is roughened to facilitate gluing to the ear of the bow and the nock for the string is cut into the thinner of the two edges. This ear lath is composed of two joined fragments.
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Notes: RBb(44)S
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