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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy covered harness fitting or terret. There are three integral components, a large oval loop, a rectangular 'skirt' and a horizontal rectangular loop. The large oval loop is the uppermost component. It is oval in section and stands upright. This loop is probably where the reins passed through. Integral to the loop's longer exterior edge is the 'skirt', The 'skirt' is a horizontal rectangular platform in plan, which is curved in profile. The upper face is decorated with a linear grooved border, with a stippling effect forming large triangles protruding from the border. The stipples are small circular low-relief punch marks. The underside of the 'skirt' is undecorated. Integral to the underside of the 'skirt' there is a narrowed rectangular loop. The loop is rectangular in section, with rounded corners. This loop may have been used for fixing or for single harness strap. The surface of the object has a well developed, incomplete dark green/brown patina. There are traces of iron staining around the base of the large loop and skirt. The harness fitting measures 38.32mm long from the edges of the upper and lower loops, 34.87mm wide across the skirt and 24.31mm thick across the skirt. It weighs 33.6g.
There are a number of similar harness fittings which have been found in East Anglia, particularly Suffolk and Essex which are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Database, such as SF-CE0736, ESS-EF52B2, and SF-C98361. These harness fittings probably date to the 1st century AD and may be associated with the military. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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