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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: SUR-9A34B7

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published

Late Iron Age or Romano-British strap union of Taylor and Brailsford's Type 1, in very good condition and with a bright green patina. The fitting comprises two rounded adjoining rings, semi-circular in section, flanked by a pair of bars, circular in section, each to take the ends of the two straps. The bars are attached to the loops by pairs of collars with double mouldings. Type 1 strap unions date from 200BC to 200AD. Taylor and Brailsford have numerous examples in their article 'British Iron Age Strap Unions' in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, volume 51, December 1985, page 251, figure 2.

Class: strap link
Sub class: Taylor and Brailsford Type 1

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: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.01 mm
Weight: 1.14 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th August 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 07.534

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6434
Four figure Latitude: 51.101739
Four figure longitude: -1.08732
1:25K map: SU6434
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Weekend Wanderers Rally
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Taylor, J.A. and Brailsford, J.W.	1985	British Iron Age Strap-Unions	London	The Prehistoric Society

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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