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Description: | Cast copper alloy terret ring length 64mm, width 25mm, thickness 16mm, weight 32.98g. The attachment bar appears to have been squared in cross-section but is truncated at the base of the frame. Separating the attachment bar from the frame is a lagged semicircular collar. The frame is oval in cross-section 11mm wide 9mm thick at the base and gently narrows to a circular cross-section 7mm by 7mm at the apex of the curve at which point the ring has been truncated, this is an old break. There are two moulded expansions on the frame, both of which are decorated by three lines which are separated by two zigzagged lines, all of which run around the circumference of the expansion. There are two lines of three ring and dots between the two expansions, and a single set of double ring and dots between the lower expansion and the attachment bar collar. The frame retains its original patina and is in excellent condition although it has been truncated in two places resulting in only one third remaining. The inside of the frame is incrusted with iron corrosion. This artefact dates to the late Iron Age to early Roman Period 200BC-100AD
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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