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Description: | Incomplete cast, copper alloy harness terret. This terret has a hoop that is subcircular in plan and section with a rectangular loop. It has an external diameter of 30.18mm, an internal diameter of 20.06mm and is 41.64mm long from the top of the loop. The width of the circular hoop is 5.2mm thick. The object weighs 18.92g. The rectangular loop, which is 20.28mm wide and 9.84mm high,is in poor condition, one side is missing and the opposite side is corroded and wasted. The object has been treated since discovery. It is heavily abraded and much of the original surface is missing. It now has a mid green patina with patches of brighter green corrosion. A similar terret can be seen in MacGregor, 1976, Early Celtic Art in Northern Britain, number 59. Terrets of this design date from the very late Iron Age into the Early Roman period, so this fitting is likely to have a 1st century date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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