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Late Iron Age copper alloy terret
Massive cast copper alloy terret of with an iron attachment bar concealed within the casting.The loop is of circular cross section and thins towards the top of the terrett and a decorated hump projects into the interior. This hump is slighlty off centre, flattned on top and decorated with three vertical and two diagonal incised lines. The base is slightly irregular and worn more on one side than the other. Terret of this type are found more frequently in Northern Britain with the best parallels from Yorkshire and Southern Scotland (Macgregor, 1976).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
37.319
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Emrys hillfort, Beddgelert
Grid Reference: SH 606 492
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1910
Notes: Found in the vicinity of the 'pond'.
Measurements
weight / g:198.1
width / mm:84
internal diameter / mm:33.5
diameter / mm
height / mm:75
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