Record ID: DUR-A83630
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy late Iron Age- early Roman terret ring. It is a plain type with a rectangular ring at the top for straps to run through. The hoop narrows towards the bottom and is broken although it appears complete with the two ends touching. The hoop is circular in cross section. It has an uneven patina, mianly brown with green patches where the surface has corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2013
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Record ID: DUR-E2AAA4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Early Medieval harness link, consisting of a small central dome with two arms, each terminating in a circular loop with three projecting knops. The central domed section has a projecting knop at the top and bottom. The surface is corroded and uneven with a base red-brown colour and patches of green. These harness links are well known from Britain and Scandinavia although their precise function is uncertain. A very similar item, although with four arms in a cross shape has been recorded on the database already and can be seen at LVPL-876B97.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-05BB31
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy early Roman skirted terret ring, dating to c. 43-100 AD. It has a circular loop with an integrally cast flared skirt. The loop had three decorative loops, set equal intervals apart with one at the top and one on each side. The top one is now missing. These decorative sub-circular loops have three circular knops at similar intervals around their outside edge. The loop is set on a slightly raised panel on top of the skirt. The skirt comprises four triangular extensions out from the centre, almost like a four pointed star. One of the points has …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
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Record ID: DUR-FF3BE7
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy oval shaped Roman strap-mounted terret ring dating from the 1st-3rd centuries AD. It has a diameter of 30.79 mm x 24.42mm. The ring is plain. The loop below the ring would have been rectangular but it has broken just at the junction with the ring. The patina of the terret is a dark brown but there are some patches of green where the sruface is uneven and corrosion occurrs.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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