Record ID: LEIC-3C88CE
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy harness fitting terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date, c.100 BC - AD 100. The terret is a 'simple' type. All that remains is one section of the loop with a double collar, and a small section of the sub oval strap bar.  Length: 41.4 mm Width: 32.5 mm Thickness: 10.5 mm Weight: 22.45 g Andy Agate comments on NCL-74A7AE: Terret rings were used as rein guides on chariots or carts used during the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. They were set in a line along the yoke and five terrets were usually used per chariot. …
Created on: Friday 26th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-EDCD76
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy terret with transverse wings (harness fitting) of late Iron Age to early Roman date. At the bottom of the remaining piece of the terret, the ring is sub-rectangular in section between two moulded collars, approximately 20mm apart and equidistant from the centre. These collars are convex on the outside, and flat inside, with a narrow linear groove decorating the collars' circumferences. From the collars, the ring portions which extend out on either side are circular in section and narrow gent…
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-6EDD0A
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete late Iron Age enamelled copper alloy harness fitting (toggle or cheek-piece), dating to c.AD 1 - 100. The fitting is a sub-rectangular in plan with swollen central block and either side the arms are slightly narrowed. The arms are circular in section and slightly expanded at the terminal. The central block has rounded edges and has a slightly rounded rectangular shaped perforation running through it. On one face the central block has three recessed square cells in a row. There are traces of enamel in the cells, the outer two retain traces of red a…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-AB4539
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy knobbed terret. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has three small sub spherical knops around its outer edge and a rectangular shaped and cross sectioned recessed bar flanked by circular shaped, rectangular cross sectioned lips.
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-FD99C4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy harness cheekpiece (toggle fragment), 45mm in length, 14mm wide and 11mm thick with a weight of 13.42grams. The object represents about half of the original object and has a sub rectanguar form with an overall circular cross section. The object has a swelling, sub spherical terminal with a flattened edge. From here it narrows to form a plain circular sectioned shaft, before widening out to accomodate a rectangular cross sectioned, oval shaped central section. This is now incomplete and houses part of an oval shaped void which would have housed the end of the '…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-7D7F88
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age or early Roman Copper alloy terret ring fragment, 44mm long, 13mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 18.01grams. The object is rectangular in cross section and form with curved projections. It represents a fraction of a terret loop and consists of a flat plate with a curved outer edge which is flanked at each edge by rectangular cross sectioned circular projections. beyond these the object becomes sub circuar in cross section and curves downwards and tapers in width.
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-F7CECE
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age/Early Roman period Copper-alloy terret fragment. Length 37mm, Width 15mm, thickness 7mm. The object is in fair condition and weighs 14.31grams. The object consists of just under half a circular terret and has broken in half down its centre. It begins with a rectangular shaped and cross-sectioned bar which butts up to a small circular shaped projection aligned across the shaft. Beyond this the shaft is circular in cross-section and curves round to where another circular projection sits. This one protrudes more on the outer side of the object and its underside is decora…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-76003A
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age/early Roman copper alloy simple terret. The object is complete and is a circular loop in form. It consists of a sub- rectangular sectioned bar, c.20mm long, which is flanked by two circular protruding collars, c.10mm in diameter. Outside of these collars the object has a circular section which flares slightly in width as it approaches the collars.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-051BE0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy enamelled object of probable Iron Age date. It is currently crecentic in form, but damage to each end suggests that it was originally a different shape. The upper face is convex and the reverse flat. positioned transversely the centre of the outer face is a raised oval moulding surrounded by a raised, beaded border. To one end of this is a small recessed circle and in its centre is a recessed oval containing a raised ridge sitting longitundinally across it. Ajacent to this decoration, at the end nearest the inner curved side of the mount, is a slightly raised triangular…
Created on: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-EBF5C0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period, copper-alloy strap junction, The object comprises 3 conjoined circular sectioned loops arranged in a triangular formation around a sub rectangular plate. At the centre of this plate is a solid anthropomorphic stylised head, on which eyes, nose and mouth are just visible. It is 31mm long, 27mm wide and 4mm thick. and weighs 7.93g. The object is in fair condition with a green patina. It is very similar to HAMP-7794C4 and to SF-F80655.
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-887494
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy terret fragment, 36 mm long, 15 mm wide and 13 mm thick. The fragment is in fair condition and weighs 10.53 grams. The fragment consists of a circular sectioned curved shaft which terminates at each end with a circular protrusion, beyond which a small piece of broken shaft remains. The shaft passes through the protrusions to one side and at different positions on each one. The plain narrow protrusion sits mostly within the curve of the shaft, whilst the other, which is at least twice as thick and is decorated with two incised grooves along its edge, sits mostly…
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-D59681
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy and red enamel harness fitting. The object appears to be complete despite having an off centre rectangular suspension loop. The decoration consists of three hollow circles which are filled with dished red enamel and are contained by raised rounded borders. These are arranged to form a triangular shape with the rectangular loop sitting along side one of the 'lower' circles. The triangle is finised by a slightly protruding section of metal which fills the void between the two circles. This also has a section of raised border which continues over onto the reverse, w…
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-64A6A3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age copper alloy and enamel platform-decorated terret ring. The object is in a fair condition with a green patina. It is 36mm long, 35mm wide, 14mm thick and weighs 15.7grams. The object is semi circular, forming about half a complete terret and is decorated. It begins with an incomplete rectangular shaped bar, 10mm thick and 12mm long, which has a sub rectangular section. This sits next to a raised collar which sits about 2mm proud of the surface. on the other side of the collar the terret begins to change shape, it curves round, forming an incomplete loop, it is oval in s…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C5A5D8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper-alloy terret fragment, 38mm long, 21mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 12.47grams. It represents part of a circular terret ring and consists of a curved, rectangular sectioned loop which has two integral 'T' shaped protrusions emerging from it. Each protrusion has a curved upper edge with a sub rectangular knop in its centre and each arm tapers to a point, following the curve of the main section below.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-37A4F3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy terret ring fragment, 40mm long, 10mm wide and 4mm thick. The fragment is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.13 grams. The fragment consists of a sub rectangular sectioned area which is roughly rectangular in form. This is attached to a circular sectioned shaft, which tapers slightly in width. This has a raised collar stop where it joins the flat area.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-33B9D8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy knobbed terret ring fragment, 25mm long, and 5mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 5.01grams. The object consists of a circular sectioned shaft which widens towards its centre. At this point there is a sub spherical knop which is quite crudely cast.
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-F667D5
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy terret ring, 55mm long, 45.8mm wide and 6.8mm thick. The terret is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 33.5 grams. It consists of a sub triangular sectioned loop which widens into an oval sectioned loop towards its lower edge. Here it has two raised collars which contain an oval sectioned rod, 18mm long. There are three semi-spherical protrusions which are joined to the body by wide collars. These are situated at the top, opposite the rod, and one at each side.
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-038E41
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy terret ring fragment, 35mm long and 15mm wide.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-48B771
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age-Roman copper alloy horse harness fitting 22mm in diameter and 4mm thick. It has the remains of three, equally spaced protrusions (probably originally loops) around the outside. On the surface there is a double spiral of white enamel.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-204CF4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age copper alloy terret ring, 55mm in diameter and 6mm thick. The object is in good condition, although small parts of it are missing, and it has a dark brown patina. The ring is not a true circle, being slightly flattened on its upper side. It has a circular section except for the area that held the strap which has a rectangular section and is 24mm long and 4mm thick with a width of 9mm. This is bordered by a raised circular collar, 10mm in diameter at each side. The terret is decorated with the remains of three lentoid? shaped knops, one opposite the strap accomodation and one …
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'THURLASTON', grid reference and parish protected.