https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-ring-57051.html Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:20:42 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		An ornate cast copper-alloy terret ring of the late Iron Age to early Roman period. It consists of a large sub-circular rein guide with an integral mounting base or skirt. The ring itself is of oval cross section and ornamented with three evenly spaced clusters of triple projecting knops. At the base is a flat quatrefoil skirt with rectangular attachment loop. Found in various forms, sometimes very elaborately decorated, terret rings were in use during the Iron Age and Roman period as a means of guiding the reins on chariots and carts.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-56663.html Sun, 06 Mar 2022 16:36:32 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A complete copper-alloy flat-ring terret of the Late Iron Age to early Roman period. Comprising a bi-face, crescent-shaped flange with champlevé enamelled decoration, composed of conjoined celtic scrolls within a crescentic cell which vaguely resembles a mustache. The three circular cells in the scrolls and the surrounding field of the crescent are filled with red enamel. The raised interior collar of the terret is narrow at the internal centre, it expands to form collared 'trumpet-like' terminals which flank a reduced rectangular bar at the center.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-fragment-39329.html Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A fragment of a skirted copper-alloy terret of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. It consists of about one-third of the rein guide ring and part of the skirt. The attachment loop is missing from the underside of the skirt.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-ring-56099.html Sun, 23 May 2021 15:42:22 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy terret ring dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period. The terret is incomplete, the flat ring, or 'rein guide' element mostly missing. The base, or 'skirt', is hollow and of semi-circular form. Hidden underneath the skirt is a concealed and integral flat attachment bar. Each face of the skirt is decorated with petal-shaped mouldings, the circular and sub-triangular cells between retaining remains of red and yellow enamel. The ring element is mostly missing, it is of flat rectangular section and is also decorated on both sides with small circular cells infilled with yellow enamel. The base of the ring stands proud of the skirt, and its internal radius would suggest a larger sized terret. Terrets were used on chariots and carts, on the pad or yoke, guiding the driving reins for the horses. They come in many forms and are often elaborately decorated. The style of attachment is unusual, although a comparable example can be noted with HESH-78A2E1
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/strap-fitting-55014.html Sat, 08 Feb 2020 20:28:39 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A ring-shaped cast copper-alloy strap fitting of the Late Iron Age or Early Roman period, most likely from horse harness. The cross-section of the ring is tapered, and at the boadest section there is a prominent decorative moulding protruding radially outwards from it. The moulding consists a stud of quadrilobal (sub-lozenge-shaped) cross-section extending from the centre of a plain oval collar. The narrowest section of the ring, diametrically opposite the stud, has broken and appears to be incomplete. Cf. PAS: YORYM-72DC52
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-fragment-33742.html Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A fragment of a decorated terret of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. It consists of a very short section of the ring and an integral rectangular platform with enamelled decoration. The decoration consists of four lentoid cells arranged in saltire formation within a rectangular field. The lentoid cells are alternately filled with blue and yellow enamel, and the field is filled with red enamel.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-43632.html Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A copper-alloy terret of the late Iron Age to early Roman period. The ring is circular in cross section, with three decorative; evenly spaced projecting knops, it expands to form opposing trumpet collars. The base plate between the collars is flattened.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-fragment-45286.html Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A copper-alloy terret ring fragment, comprising a curved section of the ring, with a pair of moulded projections.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/terret-ring-7614.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A skirted terret ring of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The ring is of sub-circular cross-section, which tapers slightly, possibly due to wear, such that the diameter at the free end is smaller than that at the skirt. The skirt is separated from the ring by an integral moulded boss, and is lozenge-shaped in plan. The two pointed ends of the lozenge that are transversely disposed to the ring are turned downwards to form the skirt. The underside of the skirt has iron corrosion around the centre, which would have been the attachment point for a loop or bar. Due to its very small size it is classed as a 'mini terret'. The use of mini-terrets is not yet understood, but they may have been used for smaller straps around the axles as part of the linch-pin arrangement.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/iron-age/terret-rings/harness-ring-19645.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Terret rings  

Description:		A small copper-alloy strap fitment, probably from horse harness. It is a ring with a rounded axial protuberance on one side. At the centre of the expanded section there is a sub-rectangular radial aperture. Cf. UKDFD 2958 and UKDFD 14194.
Category:		Iron Age, Terret rings
Category:		Terret rings

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