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Description: | A fragment of Late Iron Age/ Early Roman ( 200 BC - AD 100) copper alloy and enamel platform-decorated terret, consisting of a broken stub of the attachment bar and the lower part of the curving ring on one side. It measures 36.48mm in length and weighs 12.95g. The attachment bar measures 8.92x4.55mm at the (old) break. Between bar and ring is an oval collar, extending to the sides and measuring 13.03x10.97x4.53mm. The oval-sectioned ring beyond this is 10.77x7.43mm, narrowing to 3.75x4.51 at them(old) break. The platform decoration is oval in shape (9.66x7.31mm) and projects c.4.5mm from the surface of the ring. It has a central + and each resulting quadrant carries traces of enamel, probably originally red (and now a dull brown colour). Terret rings were rein guides for chariots or wagons. 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. Examples of other enamelled platform-decorated terrets on this database are SUR-099775, NMS-E8C763, and SF-A5E4E2.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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