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Description: | Fragment of cast copper-alloy simple terret ring. This fragment represents approximately two thirds of the original object. What remains is the straight bar and approximately one third of the loop projecting from either side of the bar. The straight bar has a surviving length of 25.02mm. It is sub rectangular in plan and section. At either end of the bar is an integral collar, from which the loop springs. The collars are 11mm and 9.8mm high, 8mm wide and approximately 3mm thick. Extending from either side of the collars is the loop which is sub oval in section. One portion survives to a length of 20.7mm and is 7.06mm wide tapering to 4.1mm, whilst the other portion is 30.12mm long and is 7.7mm wide tapering to 2.22mm. This clearly indicates that the loop tapered towards the top and did not have any decorative knops. The object weighs 17.17g. Both break edges are worn and rounded suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The object has been heavily cleaned to reveal the bronze surface. Simple terrets such as this date from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Examples are illustrated in MacGregor, 1976, Early Celtic Art in North Britain, Leicester University Press. | 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: | -100
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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