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Description: | A cast copper alloy mini-terret dating from 300 BC - 100 AD. The terret has an annular hoop with two prominent radiating ribs flanking the bar, and a flat back giving a D-section. The central hole is circular and the bar is almost as thick as the rest of the hoop. There is an incised line round the edge of the hoop, near the back, which does not exten over the ribs or on to the bar. It is 22.2mm diameter, 3.7mm thick and 5.88g. It has a pitted but glossy dark brown patina.This object can be compared to SUR-265AA3, LIN-6799A3, SWYOR-6FB6D2 and SF-A70334.SUR-265AA3 notes that: "These objects are described in the literature as 'minature terrets' but they are different to true terrets in form and function.Hutcheson (2004 Later Iron Age Norfolk: Metalwork, Landscape and Society Oxford : Archaeopress), on page 29 notes that it has been suggested these mini terrets were perhaps attached to the ends of narrow straps to prevent linch pins from becoming detatched from chariots. Minature terrets have been found in association with the heads of linch pins in vehicle burials in East Yorkshire."
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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