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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: WMID-BF6C0E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy massive or donside terret ring, of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 200).
The terret is semi-circular, with an oval cross-section. The object is decorated with a lipped projection into the ring interior. The base of the object has an oval opening which is hollow inside. An incised groove be seen defining the oval opening. No traces of an attachment bar can be easily seen inside the oval opening.
It measures 68.6 mm tall, 73.7 mm wide and 22.4 mm thick. The base is 30.9 mm long by 20.8 mm wide, with a depth of 13.3 mm. The terret ring is 5.2 mm thick at the top. It weighs 110.7 g.
The object has a dark brown patina.
Several similar terret rings have been recorded on the PAS database. These include: LANCUM-1F06E0; LVPL-11CDE3; SUR-F9FB80. It is similar to an example from Chesters, Northumberland, illustrated in Jope 2000, 309, 291e and MacGregor 1976, 113. Dating is likely to be from the late 1st to mid 3rd century AD. This style is often referred to as Massive or Donside terret, due to their size and initial identification in the Donside area of north-eastern Scotland.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class:
terret
Sub class: massive donside
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 68.6 mm
Width: 73.7 mm
Thickness: 22.4 mm
Weight: 110.7 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Leebotwood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO4799
Four figure Latitude: 52.58620797
Four figure longitude: -2.78370135
1:25K map: SO4799
1:10K map: SO49NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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