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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mini terret ring of probable later Iron Age date. It has a circular frame that is D-shaped in section with flat back face and rounded front face. At its base the frame has a flattened rectangular bar over the top of which is an integrally cast disc-shaped moulding. This creates a small rectangular slot between the bar and moulding. The moulding itself has a central recessed circle with central circular aperture. The entire object has worn surfaces with traces of green patination and corrosive products. It measures 29.18mm in length, 28.13mm in width/diameter, 4.38mm in thickness (at hoop; 6.35mm at bar and moulded disc), and 12.86g in weight.This is a small terret ring, or 'mini terret', of probable later Iron Age or Early Roman date. It finds parallels in examples recorded through the PAS from Lincolnshire (NLM1108) and Suffolk (SF8675) and is likely to date to the 1st century BC or AD.
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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