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Description: | A copper alloy Iron Age harness fitting; a knobbed terret of Spratling's group IX dating from AD 1 - 150. The hoop is D shaped in section and is thicker at the base than at the top. It is decorated with three globular knobs evenly spaced round the hoop. Each has a collar and the outer face is grooved with a band of probably only three grooves across each knob. The stops are oval and the bar is rectangular in section and slightly curved. It is cast in one. The bar is 21.7mm long. The terret has a smooth green patina, only missing in places. It is not particularly worn in any one area. The terret is 66mm wide, 52.9mm tall and 9.9mm thick at the knobs. 35.94g.
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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