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English: An incomplete terret ring harness fitting dating to the Iron Age to Roman period, c. AD 1-100. 

The object comprises part of the lower loop, and approximately half of the upper loop. The lower loop is flattened in cross section and creates a rectangular shape in plan. It is attached to a rectangular lower plate, from which the thickened ring of the upper loop rises. Ther is a large globular knop present on the outer side of the upper loop. This bears inscribed decoration composed of two opposing diagonal lines which form a saltire.

Lewis (2015: 84) uses the presence of the lower rectangular loop to define his class of dropped bar terrets, Type 19. However, this example also has a knop present in a position that may imply its belonging in Lewis' (ibid: 80) Type 10, a class defined by the presence of triple projections, in this case knops. The former are dated to the 1st century AD (ibid: 131), while the latter are usually dated to slightly earlier. This example is therefore interesting as it presents a combination of features, some of which are associated with indigenous traditions of terret design, and some of which are associated with Continental La Tene styles, which Lewis argues are wrongly blurred as being imported as part of the Roman conquest. 

Measurements: 39.8mm length, 20.6mm width, 6.1mm thickness, weight 14.06g.