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Late Iron Age terret
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Title
Late Iron Age terret
Description
English: Late Iron Age copper alloy simple terret, probably of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The terret is complete with a weight of 65.0g. The bar is slightly curved and has a length of 44.3mm and expands at its centre (to a maximum width of 11.6mm) to produce a lozenge shape. The bar is of triangular section, becoming D-shaped near the hoop and has a thickness at the centre of 4.8mm (7.8mm near the hoop). Prominent collar mouldings divide the bar and the hoop; the mouldings are circular with a diameter of 13.7 and 14.5mm and are 5.2mm thick. Both collar mouldings are worn, but on the underside of the collars are V-shaped grooves on the hoop side, producing a rib.

The groove survives as a weak incised line at the top of one collar. The hoop is oval and has an external width of 77.1mm (62.3mm internal) and an external height of 63.4mm (53.6mm internal). The hoop has a maximum diameter of 10.1mm near the collar and thins to a minimum diameter of 5.3mm opposite the bar. The hoop is decorated with double-ribbed mouldings, which begin 13.4mm and 11.7mm from the collar. One side of the hoop, near the collar and as encroaching on the ribbed moulding displays prominent hammering facets from antiquity. Finishing file marks are evident on the upper and underside of the bar. Wear facets are discernible on the interior of the hoop, either side of the top.

The surface of the terret is generally well preserved with a dark green to brown patina. One face has better preservation than the other. The terret is of simple form corresponding to Spratling's (1972) group I, the comparatively large size of the terret would suggest it to have been the central larger terret of the group. The lozenge-shaped bar may be seen as slightly unusual.
Depicted place (County of findspot) the Vale of Glamorgan
Date between 300 BC and 100
Accession number
FindID: 219871
Old ref: NMGW-6E2371
Filename: terret.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/176488
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/176488/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/219871
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Object location51° 29′ 17.16″ N, 3° 27′ 11.38″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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