Horse Harness/Saddle fragment

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland: Leather; one rounded projecting end; cut with four feather-like points three inches back from other end
Image © National Museums Scotland

Leather; one rounded projecting end; cut with four feather-like points three inches back from other end

Name/Title

Horse Harness/Saddle fragment

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 10

Description

Saddle fragment of leather, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80-100 AD

Use

A very rare fragment of a Roman Calvary saddle

Context

Saddle further proves the vast presence of Roman cavalry forces at Trimontium. The visible stitching marks and fair preservation of the saddle helps to provide further insight into the style and making of cavalry saddles.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Cavalry Equipment

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 10

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Saddle, Riding

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Saddle

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

Other Name

Harness,horse/ saddle/ fragment

Material

Leather

Color

Gray, Black, Brown

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Web Links and URLs

National Museum Scotland website link to artefact, Canmore-National Record of the Historic Environment

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found