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Description: | Roman copper alloy terret ring with rectangular bottom loop, circular upper loop and rectangular skirt between them. The rectangular bottom loop is 28mm long and 9mm wide to outer edges, and with a 4mm diameter rounded cross-section. The upper circular loop is c. 30mm in interior diameter, with an oval cross-section c. 3 by 5mm at breaks. The loop thickens towards the base and is 10mm wide where it is attached to the skirt. Only the bottom third is present the rest was lost to old breaks. The skirt is rectangular and all four sides curve downwards slightly away from the circular loop. It is 32mm long and 16mm wide, On the shorter edges and along the sides of the circular loop where they are attached are small decorative indentations.
The terret ring appears to have been cast as one piece and has signs of wear on the inner sides of the two loops and on the skirt.
The item appears similar to one excavated at Castleford (Butterworth 1998:77-8, Object 300) although slightly smaller. The Castleford example came from a a context dated to A D 140-150. | Subjects: | Terret ring | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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