Figurine/Horse

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Figurine/Horse

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1600

Description

Roman terracotta figurine of paired horses, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

This may have been a child's toy or used as decoration.

Context

Originally two horses (one was destroyed) this terracotta horse was found in Pit XCII during excavations by James Curle.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

X.FRA 1600

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1600

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

figurines

Material

Terracotta

Color

White

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Related Publications

Publication

A Roman Frontier Post and Its People

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead, James Curle's publication, horse figurine page 305

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found