Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-32E0A3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper alloy terret ring of Iron Age date (200 BC-AD 100). The object is broadly oval and round in section. The object has two, integral raised collars either side of a recessed bar. The inner edge of each collar has a single, incised line running circumferentially.
The metal is a dark brown in colour with some green, corroded areas.
Class:
Terret
Sub class: Simple
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Quantity: 1
Height: 29.24 mm
Thickness: 9.01 mm
Weight: 12.7 g
Diameter: 31.93 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SE9449
Four figure Latitude: 53.92860653
Four figure longitude: -0.56990229
1:25K map: SE9449
1:10K map: SE94NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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