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Description: | A worn fragment of a cast copper-alloy flat ring terret of late Iron Age to Roman date (1st century AD). The fragment is sub-rectangular both in shape and section; the shallow nature of the curve suggests quite a sizeable hoop. The inner edge of the fragment, at 7.3mm thick, is considerably thicker than the outer edge at 4.1mm. Terret ringss were used as rein guides, although there is no obvious associated wear on this fragmentary example. However, it could be that a large example, of which this fragment may have formed part, would not have been used for such a purpose. As with flat ring terrets this fragment is decorated on both faces. The inner and outer edges continue into side borders, of widths 7.3mm and 3.6mm respectively. Within this border is a raised, inverted S-shaped motif in which the tails of the 'S' continue such that they join the body. This motif is carried through to the reverse where it takes the shape of the normal 'S'. Within the voids created around the relief decoration remains of adhesive suggest at the presence of enamelling. Traces hint at reddish pigments. Within the circular voids created within the loops of the 'S's blue gemstones have been attached; traces remain in the four extant gaps and are particularly evident on the obverse face (see image, right). The fragment has suffered from considerable wear and corrosion. There seem to be traces of soot on both faces. Further, the profile of the fragment reveals distortion following old damage. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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