Mount

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Mount

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 566

Description

Harness mount, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

A mount for a horse's harness.

Context

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

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 566

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Harness, Horse

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Harness, Animal

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

harness hardware

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.38

Material

Bronze

Color

Gold, Brown

Web Links and URLs

A link to the object's NMS webpage., 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" page 298, Plate. LXXV, 4.