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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: BH-7FAA17
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A copper-alloy strap-mounted terret of Roman date.
The ring is circular in plan and of flattened-oval section. A rectangular hanger projects outwards at one end. At the opposite end is a baluster-shaped knop which terminates in a sub-circular moulding with segmented upper surface. Decorating the outer surface of the ring is a circumferential groove, over which has been punched a series of closely-spaced triangular marks. A small amount of dark blue enamel survives between the ring and the base of the baluster knop. There is a small amount of wear on the inner surface of the ring. The artefact measures 68.4mm long, 40.5mm wide and 10.6mm thick. The weight is 82.85g.
Plain circular terrets with rectangular frames are relatively common finds, with several examples recorded on the PAS database (e.g. GLO-F9D7D2). Decorated examples are, however, much less common. A similar terret with decorative knop is NMS-DE9874, for which a 1st century date was suggested.
Class:
Terret
Sub class: strap-mounted
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 68.4 mm
Width: 40.5 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm
Weight: 82.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/7 - 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Wymondley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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