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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: FAKL-D405F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy strap-type terret ring consisting of two loops, a smaller 'D' shaped loop, 23.9mm x 16.0mm, cast integrally with a larger, 35.0mm diameter ring. The latter has a rounded surface and a slightly keeled inner face. The smaller ring has a flat section, 5.6mm wide x 4.8mm thick.
Class:
terret
Sub class: Strap-type
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.3 mm
Width: 34.7 mm
Thickness: 10.2 mm
Weight: 37.94 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 218
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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Driffield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterworth, P., Cool, H.E.M and Philo, C. | 1998 | Roman Castleford Excavations 1974-1985. Volume 1: The small finds | Exeter | West Yorkshire Archaeological Service | Fig. 26, 302 |
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