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Description: | A Romano-British copper alloy harness fitting, a terret or a rein ring (1 century BC-1 century AD). The object comprises two circular conjoined loops; (diameter of each approximately 23.43mm); the loops have a triangular cross-section (thickness 6.04mm), with the peak forming the inner edges. The top of each of the loops is slightly flattened, probably through wear. The loops are aligned side-by-side (length 42.92mm) with the bases attached to a concave crescentic piece, a 'skirt'(length: 54.65mm). Midway along each curved edge of the 'skirt' is a peak with a rounded terminal, although this terminal is missing from one peak. The curved edges are also bevelled. Within the concave area of the 'skirt' are lumps of worn corrosion and lead (probably) around a central, roughly oval depression (length: 7.65mm). There is an area (approximate diameter: 14.15mm) in the centre of one face of the 'skirt' that is very scratched, possibly through wear or it may be more modern damage. The object is quite similar to a terret ring found on a Romano-British site on Lowbury Hill, Berkshire. The terret ring from Lowbury Hill has only one loop and the 'skirt' is a different shape; it does have a single iron rivet of square section within the 'skirt'. (Atkinson, 1916: 45 plate XIII). Dark green patina Dimensions: length: 54.65; width: 43.29mm; thickness 27.65mm; weight: 92.67g Reference: Atkinson D. 1916. The Romano-British Site on Lowbury Hill in Berkshire. University College, Reading. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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