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The arrangement resembles a terret, but the ring would appear to be too slight. A possible parallel may be identified in the Owslebury burial 39 (Collis 1994, in A.P. Fitzpatrick & E.L. Morris ) where a belt hook of continental type was associated with a sword. The Owslebury piece is different, in that the knop is at a right angle to the ring, presumably to facilitate attachment to a strap. 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