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Description: | Just under half of the hoop of a ribbed terret which originally had an iron bar. At the upper break it is oval in cross-section and measures 5 x 6 mm. Transverse grooves run around the whole circumference except for a narrow band on the inner surface; the ridges in between are worn. As the hoop curves around, the undecorated band on the inside becomes wider, eventually occupying the whole of the inside. The wear on the ridges becomes less, and the hoop itself becomes thicker and wider so that it measures 7 x 10 mm close to the base. The hoop has a squared-off end at the base, so that the bottom is flat and there is a vertical edge into which the iron bar was let in. The cross-section of the bar is preserved in iron corrosion; it measures 6 mm wide by 3 mm thick, and is flat rather than the more usual upright shape. Late Iron Age. | Subjects: | Ribbed terret | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Geake, Helen - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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