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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy terret ring of late Iron Age to Roman date. Part of the bar and hoop survive intact but the majority of the object missing due to old and worn breaks. The bar is rectangular in both form and section and where it joins the hoop there is a wide raised oval shaped collar or stop. The collar has a D-shaped section and the hoop of the fitting projects centrally from its curved edge. The hoop is circular in section and tapers in width away from the collar before terminating in a worn break.The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The terret ring is 32.1mm long, 14.4mm in diameter at the collar, 5.5mm in diameter at the narrowest point of the hoop and weighs 9.9g.The lack of a complete hoop makes it difficult to ascribe this terret fragment to a specific type though it most probably dates from the late Iron Age to early Roman period.
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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