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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: CAM-D62140

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy plain terret ring dating to the Late Iron Age or early Roman period. The ring is oval in plan, and oval in section. The defined collars at both ends of the strap bar are decorated with an incised band. The strap bar follows the same curve as the rest of the frame and is also circular in section. The ring measures 36mm in length and 40mm in width with a diameter of 5mm. The surface of the ring is pitted and the original surface survives only in places. The terret has a dark green to dark grey patina.

Class: Terret
Sub class: Plain

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Post 100 BC
Date to: Ante AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 40 mm
Diameter: 5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Shudy Camps (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6144
Four figure Latitude: 52.070967
Four figure longitude: 0.347605
1:25K map: TL6144
1:10K map: TL64SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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