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Description: | Small cast copper alloy knobbed terret of late Iron Age/early Roman date, probably dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st Century AD. The terret is unusual in that the hoop size would suggest a mini-terret, but it does not carry the characteristic features of a pair of stops at either end of a short attachment bar. The interior of the hoop is oval and the hoop thickens along the attachment bar, giving the terret a 'D' shape in plan. Apart from the thickening of the hoop, the attachment bar is not defined by any other feature. The hoop has a circular cross-section. The three knobs are similar in appearance and placed symmetrically around the terret with two placed opposite each other and the third opposite the attachment bar. Each knob is defined by a slight moulding before a gentle concave area, rising to a domed head. There is a suggestion of wear facets to one side of the attachment bar, although the surface of the terret has been lost and the suggested wear may be an irregularity in the terret.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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