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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: LIN-F18981
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete oval frame of copper-alloy, Late Iron Age to early Roman terret. The hoop is oval in cross-section and has a moulded stop ridge, after which the bar is narrowed.
Notes:
This object was recorded at a rally. The description and photograph may not therefore meet the usual standard of recording.
Class:
terret
Sub class: simple
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
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 3.7 mm
Weight: 7.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Grange de Lings, Lincolnshire
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: North Carlton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9577
Four figure Latitude: 53.281473
Four figure longitude: -0.576598
1:25K map: SK9577
1:10K map: SK97NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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