Terret / rein-guide (possibly)

Description

A bronze ring, possibly a terret which is a guide for reins. Its has an animal snout on each side.

Object data

Accession number

DG 121

Date made

1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD

Materials

Metal; Copper Alloy; Bronze

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to an object described as a 'bronze ring possibly, a terret which is a guide for reins.' Includes document which gives basic information about the object (date unspecified), namely, brief description and period it dates from. Also present is photocopy of extract from publication by John Waddell entitled 'The Prehistoric History of Ireland' (Ireland: Galway University Press, 1998) which illustrates what a terret looks like and names places in the British Isles where they have been found.

Place of collection

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