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Description: | An early Roman copper alloy terret ring of the strap-mounted type, dating from about AD 43 - 200. The object has a rectangular basal strap loop which is below an ovoid incomplete hoop, the top third missing, which is thicker at the base than at the top. The sides of the hoop are D-shaped in section. 29.3mm wide, 29.8mm high and 10.1mm thick. 13.53g. It has a smooth, glossy olive green patina which is less well developed on the breaks.A number of terret rings of similar design may be found on the database, for example at reference DUR-FF3BE7, SWYOR-D07F75, NMS-41D155 and LIN-E011C3 which cites a similar example, found as part of a small hoard of 5 terrets, in Macgregors 'Early Celtic Art in North Britain' Vol. 2, No.59.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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