WMID-62398A: Roman: Incomplete lipped Massive Donside terret

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HARNESS FITTING

Unique ID: WMID-62398A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy and iron lipped terret, of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 200). This terret fragment is the other half of WMID-3BAF15. The join is on the broken side of the lipped projection.

Around 25% of the terret is present, consisting of one of the sides. The base is hollow.

It measures 34.3 mm tall, 26.7 mm wide and 17.6 mm thick. It weighs 18.4 g.

The terret is a mid green to brown colour, with iron staining around the side. Some of the original surface still remains in the inward curve of the arm.

This terret fragment is similar to those recorded on the PAS database as NCL-AD9E11 and WMID-BF6C0E, classified as an Early Roman Massive Donside terret. 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
Height: 34.3 mm
Width: 26.7 mm
Thickness: 17.6 mm
Weight: 18.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th May 2019 - Sunday 19th May 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
Parish or ward: Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK3113
Four figure Latitude: 52.71377709
Four figure longitude: -1.54255325
1:25K map: SK3113
1:10K map: SK31SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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