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Description: | Copper alloy ring of uncertain date. It measures 20x18mm, has an internal diameter of 10x7mm, is 5mm thick and weighs 7.75g. In section the ring is flattened and one side is wider than the other,possibly through ware, although corrosion prevents definiate characteristation. These observations suggest that the object may be a flat-ring terret, although this identification is not secure. The narrow side of such objects is often separated from the wider section of the ring by bulbs, as in the Iron Age rings 129, 131, 137 and 139 in Hutcheson (2004). None are present in this case. Numerous other rings found in Wiltshire have been suggested to also be associated with Iron Age harness fittings (for example PAS WILT-ABDAB1 from Chiseldon and WILT-OD8803 from West Lavingdon) although these are often triangular in cross section.
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