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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy Roman harness fitting terret ring. This terret takes the form of an oval hoop, which acted as a rein guide, from which flares an integral ??skirt?? that would have covered the fixing loop. The circular hoop is sub-rectangular in cross section and has an integral diameter of 15.4mm, external diameter of 29.6mm and a thickness of 5.1mm. The integral moulded skirt flares from a rectangular sectioned collar just below the hoop. The convex skirt is oval in plan and curves upwards at each side and terminates with a protruding knop. On the underside of the skirt is a large amount of iron corrosion. The length is 35.1mm, the width is 33.0mm, the thickness is 14.0mm and the weight is 24.40g. | Subjects: | Terret | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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