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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: LANCUM-59FF68
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Small fragment of a cast copper alloy harness ring, probably a terret ring dating from the Early Roman period, i.e. c. AD43-200. This is probably a fragment from the lower part of the ring with part of the moulded knop and central lower bar remaining. The fragment is extremely worn. The surface is very worn and no decoration remains. However, it is most likely that it was a simple, undecorated terret ring.
NB the find was seen by the FLO but the image was kindly supplied by the finder.
Class: terret
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 8 mm
Weight: 4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th September 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: Dalston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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