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Description: | There are three fragments that derive from Romano-British protected loop terrets. These three fragments all come from the 'skirt' of the terret and comprise a section of cu alloy plate with a protruding decorative knob at the corner. Two of the fragments probably come from one terret. A date in the late first/second century AD seems most likely for these terrets. A further terret fragment recovered from the site comprises an inset circular attachment bar, flanked by a large moulded collar that gradually narrows to form the ring of the terret. Only the attachment bar, one collar and beginning of the ring remain from this example. It is more akin to late Iron Age forms than the examples above and a date in the 1st century BC/AD seems most likely. In addition to the terret fragments, there are two complete terets. One is a 'platform' decorated terret, which although complete, is broken into two pieces and has been crushed. This example has a narrow, rectangular section attachment bar, flanked on either side with two upright collars. The collars then narrow to form a rather delicate circular sectioned ring. On either side and at the top of the ring there are three decorated oval 'platforms'. Each of the oval settings has a cross in relief creating four cells that were infilled with enamel. It would seem from the remaining enamel that two of the cells on each of the oval settings were infilled with red. What the other enamel colour was is no longer clear. A date in the 1st century AD seems most likely for this terret. The other complete terret is a Romano-British form known as a drop bar terret (eg. MacGregor 1976, catalogue no.59). This example comprises a circular ring (35mm external diam, 22mm internal diam) with a rectangular attachmnet bar (15mm x 7mm internal measurements, 24mm x 16mm external diam). The ring is worn on one side. A date in the late first century/ second centruy AD seems most likely for this terret. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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