Code: 12471
This is an excavated bronze terret/rein guide dating to the late Iron Age - Roman period of the 1st - 2nd century AD. Terret rings were attached to chariots, carts or wagons and served as rein-guides. They helped guide in reins from the horse's harness to the rider/charioteers' hands. This particular type of terret ring dates to the Roman period (more specifically 1st – 2nd century AD). See also SUSS-E88FD2 found near Rother, WMID-77F1D4 found at Teddesley Hay and KENT-3E5A23 from Medway.
OBJECT: Terret
CULTURE: Roman
DATE: c. 1st - 2nd century AD
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 63.6mm x 63.5mm x 11.1mm
WEIGHT: 64.06 grams
