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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: NARC-3D30D1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a late Iron Age or Roman cast copper-alloy terret. It is probably a knobbed terret. This fragment measures 37.4mm in length and c. 4.7mm in thickness. In section the hoop is the shape of a triangle with rounded corners. Towards the end of this fragment there is an integral knob, 11.6mm in width and 9.4mm in thickness. It is supposed that terrets were used as rein guides, although there is no obvious associated wear on this fragmentary example. The ring has been twisted, though, towards one of the points of break.

Class: Terret

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.4 mm
Width: 4.9 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Higham Ferrers (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9569
Four figure Latitude: 52.310903
Four figure longitude: -0.607934
1:25K map: SP9569
1:10K map: SP96NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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