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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy terret ring, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 41.2mm; width: 39.1mm; thickness at 'skirt': 16.2mm; weight: 24.15g).The sub-annular ring of the terret is incomplete, therefore forming a crescent-shaped appearance. At the inside base of the ring, there is a protruding moulding (length: 13mm) which may just be for decorative use. As an integral feature, below the ring, the artefact has a 'skirt' (width: 33.8mm), which continues outwards nearly to the full extent of the ring and has a central lip which curls downwards to either side. At the bottom of the artefact, there is a sub-rectangular loop which appears from underneath the 'skirt'. The terret ring is in a poor and corroded condition with extensive bronze disease, particularly on the ring.Similar examples are illustrated in Martin's 'Iron Age Artefacts in Wales', 2003, pages 20 & 23, fig 42, which was found as part of the Seven Sisters Hoard. Another example has been found as part of excavations at Castlesteads.
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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