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Description: | 100BC-80AD. Iron Age/Early Roman. Copper alloy, cast, broken section of a probable horse harness terret ring from a chariot, pole or yoke. Truncated length 43mm, Truncated width 27.1mm, Thickness 7.8mm, Diameter 43mm, Weight 14.6g. Incomplete semi-circular or arc shaped fragment with oval cross-section of variable size around the ring. Narrow, sub-rectangular shaped loop attachment for a separate strap. There is an attractive glossy dark brown patina but also some rusty brown surface deposits from the water logged ground conditions. Ref. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom, Volume 1, Brian Read, Portculis Publishing 2001, page 59 Fig. 39, Celtic & Roman Artefacts, Nigel Mills, Greenlight Publishing 2000, page 77 and Benet's Second Edition, Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, compilied by P.G. Muranski 2003, page 90-95 No. 15-0103/0104/0114/0115.
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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