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Description: | A complete copper alloy knobbed terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date. The ring is almost circular in plan and oval in section. The bar is narrowed and slightly offset and is flanked by two prominent collars. Three evenly spaced knops protrude from the outer edge of the ring. Otherwise the ring is undecorated. The ring is thick and wide at the base but narrows to the top, possibly partly due to wear. The metal is a dark blackish-brown colour and is slightly worn.The terret ring is 62.8mm long, 51.1mm wide, 10.7mm thick and weighs 32.9g.A similar example can be seen in MacGregor, no.108.
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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