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Description: | Early Roman (40-100AD) cast copper alloy harness fitting. The skirted terret is incomplete, formed of two loops and an integrally moulded skirt. The larger loop is damaged and incomplete. The ??skirt?? projects from under this loop, and is sub-lozengeform in plan with a scalloped edge. The skirt is an inverted ??V?? shape in cross section ?? however one side is now damaged and bent out of shape. Beneath the skirt is the second integrally cast loop, this one being smaller and an elongated ??D?? shape. It has a mid to olive green patina where the original surface survives. The surviving section of the main loop is 40.85mm long, 4.61mm thick, the skirt is 49.47mm long, 38.83mm wide, 1.68mm thick, and the smaller loop is 32.09mm long, 6.19mm wide, 4.91mm thick. It weighs 30.71 grams. | Subjects: | skirted terret | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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