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Description: | Cast copper alloy harness fitting of probable late Iron Age or Roman date (200 BC ?? 200 AD). The fitting is irregular in plan being approximately ?? of a cast ring (roughly U shaped). The two open terminals (ends) are both broken. These breaks are both old as a patina, similar to that on the rest of the artefact, has developed. The fitting is sub-oval (D shaped) in cross section and the thickness varies along the length. It is thickest in the centre of the U shape and tapers to the two ends. The fitting measures 31.7mm in length, 33.5mm width, it has a maximum thickness of 7mm and minimum of 4.5mm. The internal diameter is 24.4mm. The fitting weighs 13.91 grams.
The harness fitting is a mid-green brown colour with a well developed patina which covers all surfaces. There is no obvious cast or incised decoration present. There are several areas where abrasion has removed this patina and light green powdery corrosion has developed. There are also several areas of light brown orange coloured staining. This may indicate the presence of an iron fitting which has since been lost. This deposit might also be due to the nature of the burial environment. It is possible that this fitting might be a fragment of a small terret ring or similar harness equipment dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman periods. However, similar parallels have not been found. | Subjects: | Terret | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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