Phalera

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Phalera

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 827

Description

Phalera from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

A metal disc worn on a horse's harness or a soldier's breastplate as a military decoration.

Context

Trimontium fort had a strong cavalry presence, so numerous pieces of horse equipment has been found there.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 827

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ornament, Harness

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Tack

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

phalerae

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.328

Material

Bronze, Silver, Enamel

Color

Brown, Black

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate LXXXIX, artefact 5, page 333.