Copper-alloy, 39.22 grams, 47.82 mm. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. The purpose of the terret ring was to guide the reins of the horse-team as it pulled the British war-chariot. The present piece is a heavy cast elliptical ring with a plain base, thicker lower sides and cast ribbed decoration along the outer faces. Reference: for a discussion of terret ring morphology see Riding Into History in British Archaeology, no.76, 2004 and Bradley, C.M. The British War Chariot: A Case for Indirect Warfare in The Journal of Military History, vol.73 no.4, 2009. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Sittinbourne, Kent, England.