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Description: | Fragment of cast copper-alloy terret ring, probably of the simple type. This fragment represents approximately one fifth of the original object. What remains is approximately half of the straight bar and a small portion of the loop, not quite reaching to the three o'clock position (when viewed with the straight bar horizontal and to the bottom). The straight bar has a surviving length of 14.38mm. It is sub rectangular in plan and section. Between the bar and portion of loop is an integral moulded circular collar, which appears to be plain. The collar is 13.02mm high, 14.16mm wide and 6.62mm thick. Extending from the opposite side of the collar is the portion of loop, which is circular in section. It has a surviving length of 28.9mm and tapers to the point of truncation. The object weighs 19.52g. Both break edges are worn and rounded suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. None of the original surface survives and exposed surfaces are bright mid green. It is not possible to determine whether the terret ring was a simple loop from or had knops around its circumference. Both types are illustrated in MacGregor, 1976, Early Celtic Art in North Britain, Leicester University Press. Simple terrets date from the late 1st century BC to the end of the 1st century AD and knobbed terrets date from the mid-1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
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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