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HARNESS RING
Unique ID: CORN-85CDD5
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy annular ring, circular in plan and in section. The database has many examples of bronze rings of this size, and the consensus seems to be that they are harness fittings, probably strap junction fittings. One example, BM-6EEF3D, although incomplete and corroded, is the same size and was found with Iron Age and Roman pottery, metalwork and coins, and is dated from 50 BC to AD 100. Another complete example from Dorset DOR-E9EE18 is almost identical in size, weight and material. This ring is well patinated and shows slight signs of wear, where one side of the ring is thinner (4.2 mm thick) than the rest (5.4 mm thick) in section, making the internal circumference (16 mm in diameter) slightly oval where the exterior (21 mm in diameter) of the ring is round.
Jackson (1990) illustrates two bronze harness rings of the same proportions, and one with slight wear on one side like this example, from Camerton in Somerset, on p.49, pl.14, nos.155-156, which are dated from the Late Iron Age to the Roman period, c.100 BC- AD 100.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
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
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 8.1 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th September 2018 - Tuesday 16th October 2018
Rally details.
This object was found at Detectival 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ascott-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3017
Four figure Latitude: 51.85079344
Four figure longitude: -1.5658675
1:25K map: SP3017
1:10K map: SP31NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, R. | 1990 | Camerton: A Catalogue of the Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork | London | British Museum Press | p.49, pl.14 | nos.155-156 |
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