Pendant

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Pendant

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 526

Description

Silver plated trifid pendant with remains of niello decoration, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 100 AD

Use

Harness equipment could be utilitarian or highly ornate. Elaborate and decorative items like these, worn on the harnesses, displayed the owner's wealth and status. They were probably used in Roman tournaments or ceremonies.

Context

Pendant ornaments for attaching to phalerae from Pit LXXVIII. Found during James Curle's excavations

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 526

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pendant

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

pendants (jewelry)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II-15-9

Material

Silver, Brass, Niello

Color

Silver, black

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 of object, Canmore weblink of Newstead, "A Roman Frontier Post and Its People" James Curle, p.300 and Pl LXXIII 2, 3, 4

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Exhibition

Temporary Exhibition