Buckle

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Buckle

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 3432

Description

Buckle, from Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire

Use

May have been used on a horse's harness.

Context

Trimontium had a large cavalry presence. Due to this, numerous artefacts associated with horse tack have been found

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Horse Harness Equipment, Buckle

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 3432

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Harness, Horse

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Harness, Animal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

harness hardware

Material

Iron

Color

Brown, Black

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle