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Class
- Costume Element
- Horse and Harness Fittings
Material
- Bronze

DefinitionOrnament
MaterialBronze
DimensionsW. max. 20 mm. Current l. 21 mm. Openwork dimensions: w. of "X" arms 4 mm., w. of outer ring 3 mm.; teardrop holes, l. 6 mm., w. 4 mm.
DescriptionCut from sheet bronze, this teardrop shaped ornament seems to be broken at its thin pointed end. Four piercings. Bottom and sides, aligned to the 3/4 circle contour, 3 teardrop-shape piercings arranged to radiate from the center of the rounded portion.
State of ConservationGood, for the body of the ornament, with a break across its narrower end.
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Area
- Area D (Barracks)

Context VM_5001
- Definitiondeposit churned by modern plowing beneath 5000

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Author of Record
- Ryan Ricciardi

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Fentress, E., Goodson, C., Maiuro, M., Andrews, M., Dufton, J.A. (eds.) 2016. Villa Magna: an Imperial Estate and its Legacies. Excavations 2006–2010. British School at Rome, Rome.

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