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A terret is one
of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through
which the reins pass. Iron age terrets were often enamelled,
and enamelling was quite often associated with horses - showing the significance of these
animals in status, prestige and authority.
The
period of Celtic art that covers roughly 300 BC
to 400 AD is called "La Tene" because
of an important archaeological find at La Tene in
Switzerland. This was long before the advent of
interlacing (knotwork) when many designs were very abstract.
A
characteristic of this type of design is that the
negative space is as important to the design as
the positive space. The pieces in this series are
virtual reproductions of Celtic enamelling from
the time of the Iceni uprising led by Boudica
against the Romans around 50 BC. The meaning is
obscure, but some people see birds heads,
elemental signs or vestiges of the human face.
I
have taken liberties with the colour, as most
enamels from this period were only opaque red
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Colour: amber
Size: 3/4" x 3/4"
Beads
are simply made of glass, and chosen to match the colour of
the piece. They can come in any length, but standard is
16"
green
porcelain
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