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HARNESS RING

Unique ID: SOMDOR1464

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published Find published

Probable copper alloy harness ring. Rectangular sectioned, thin band of copper alloy with file marks on the upper and lower surfaces. Shows signs of wear on one side.

Notes:

PAL 549

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 17.66 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: South Petherton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST4317
Four figure Latitude: 50.949602
Four figure longitude: -2.812793
1:25K map: ST4317
1:10K map: ST41NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Read, B. 1995 History Beneath our Feet (1995) Ipswich Anglia Publishing 390-393
Read, B. 1995 History Beneath our Feet (1995) Ipswich Anglia Publishing 390-393

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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