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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: WILT-B26E9E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy terret of late Iron Age or Roman date (300BC-AD 100).
The surviving element opf the terret is D shaped in cross section, is 45.51mm long, 10.62mm at its widest, tapering inwards to 7.50mm. The resulting triangular groove appears to have incised striations. These may be decorative as there are even spaces between the incised striations. There appears to be some further incised striations on the top of the hoop in a diamond shape. The partial terret has broken where it would have connected to the other sides of the hoop. The terret has a mid green patina which is pitted in places.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.51 mm
Width: 20.21 mm
Thickness: 10.62 mm
Weight: 20.69 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4920
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kingston Deverill (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST8735
Four figure Latitude: 51.11414117
Four figure longitude: -2.18709431
1:25K map: ST8735
1:10K map: ST83NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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