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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy probable terret ring of simple type of late Iron Age date. Approximately one-third of the object remains. The hoop of the terret is circular in section with a wide knopped collar from which the worn remains of a narrower fitting bar projects. The hoop itself tapers away from the collar curving steadily and terminating in a worn break.The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The terret ring is 40.4mm long, 11.8mm in diameter at the collar, 2.9mm in diameter at the break, and weighs 9.2g.
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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