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Description: | five terret rings, one copper-alloy bar, one fitting or belt loop & one Langton broochFinds from two adjacent fields separated by a stream. 4 finds (Nos 1-4) were made in January 2006. 4 additional finds (Nos 5-8) recovered by the metal detectorist on 11th September 2006. A subsequent field-walk of the site by Adam Daubney, the local FLO, uncovered no evidence of pottery or other indications of prehistoric settlement.Dimensions & Weights:1. Plain or Simple Terret: External Height 42mm External Width 52mm Weight 36.2g2. Mini Terret: External Height 18mm External Width 19mm Weight 10.9g3. Flat-Ring Terret External Height 49mm External Width 64mm Weight 67.2g4. Copper-alloy Bar External Height 4mm External Width 48mm Weight 10.5g5. Skirted Terret Width: 34mm Length: 43mm External Diameter of hoop: 26mml; internal diameter of hoop: 17mm Rivet hole: 2mm diameter. Weight: 29.43g6. Knobbed Terret Width: 59mm Length: 44mm External diameter of Hoop (minus side knops): Width: 45mm; Length: 39mm Internal: 38mm; 27mm Hoop cross-section: 8mm tapering to 5mm Recessed area: 17mm x 7mm x 4mm Weight: 39.43g7. Horse-harness Fitting or Belt Loop External diameter: 21mm, Thickness: 2mm Hoop width: 4mm Internal diameter: 13mm Broken shank: Length: 5mm; Cross-section: 3mm x 5mm Weight: 5.06g8. Langton Down Brooch Width: 21mm Length: 22mm Weight: 7.69gDescription and Dating: The plain or simple terret (1) and the mini terret (2) are of well known Iron Age types. The flat-ringed terret is decorated with red enamel. The sections of copper-alloy cut out to accommodate the enamel are crudely and inconsistently formed. Terrets of this type are generally datable to the mid-1st century AD. The copper-alloy bar (4) is un-diagnostic. The skirted terret is of a hybrid form and probably dates to the early Roman period. Knobbed terrets similar to this example (6) have been dated to the later Iron Age - early Roman period. The horse-harness fitting (7) is un-diagonstic. Langton Down brooches (8) can be dated to the late first century BC - early-to-mid 1st century AD.
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