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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: YORYM-0CE8C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age belt or strap mount, most probably part of horse harness or wagon fittings. It is composed of a large, circular ring with a D-shapes section. Soldered inside the ring is a figure-of-eight design, bound in the centre by a large knop. This design is a characteristic openwork decoration that consists of a typical Celtic double-eye ornament. One of the inner rings has been slightly torn. The metal is pitted and a dark greenish-brown colour. There is no further evidence of attachment.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 150 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 53.7 mm
Width: 50.3 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 22.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Westow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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