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Description: | Fragment of a copper alloy terret. This terret comprises a rectangular sectioned attachment bar, which is flanked (originally at both ends) by a vertical collar. The ring of the terret, of which only a third remains, is decorated. As with many terrets, there would have been three mouldings placed around the ring. The one moulding that remains demonstrates that this particular terret is rather unusual in design. The moulding comprises a combination of both transverse and parallel wings. The transverse wings follow the lip-like design seen on other examples from Norfolk (e.g. SMR 18611, SMR 17986), however, within the centre of the transverse wings, at right angles to them, there is a projecting moulding that runs parallel to the terret ring. There are few examples that have both transverse and parallel wings, the only other example currently known from Norfolk was recovered from Saham Toney (SMR 29429; Bates 2000). Below the moulding, towards the collar of the terret, there are two circular settings, both of which are filled with red enamel.
Terrets were used in paired draught to guide the reins from the horse?s mouths to the hands of the driver. In total, five terrets form a complete set. All five were placed along the yoke, with the central terret being larger than the other four. This terret is rather large in size and it is possible that it was the middle one of a group of five. A date in the first century BC/AD seems most likely, with an emphasis on the first century AD. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -100
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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