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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy terret, possibly dating from the Roman period. Mass: 19.8g; length: 31.5mm; width: 32.3mm; thickness: 11.5mm. The object consists of a portion of a curved loop with an integral sub-rectangular loop on the external edge. When complete, it is likely that the curved loop would have been oval in plan. The curved loop is sub-oval, almost sub- triangular (with convex sides) in cross-section. In profile, the curved loop tapers from its widest part by the rectangular loop to the broken ends. The object has a well developed smooth brown patina on the interior of the curved loop, with a more pitted and chipped surface on the exterior and the rectangular loop. The breaks do not appear to be recent. A similar terret is recorded from Richborough (see ??Fourth Report on the Excavations of the Roman Fort at Richborough, Kent, 1949, p. 130 and plate XXXVI). The object recorded here is possibly from the Roman period. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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