Harness, horse / saddle plate

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust.

©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust.

Name/Title

Harness, horse / saddle plate

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 520

Description

Saddle plate of brass, oblong with two panels with a boss in the centre of each, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 100 AD

Use

It was used to decorate a saddle, probably for ceremonial occasions.

Context

Trimontium was a military fort, mainly comprised of cavalry forces. Numerous artefacts relating to horses, such as harness and saddle fittings and plates were found at the site.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Saddle plate
Cavalry Equipment

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 520

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Made/Created

Date made

80 - 100

Time Period

Late 1st century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman, Romano British

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Decoration

Material/Technique

Incised

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Getty AAT

Concept

riding saddles

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.5

Material

Brass

Color

Gold, Brown

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Notes

Excavator

Related Publications

Publication

A Roman Frontier Post and Its People

Web Links and URLs

“A Roman Frontier Post and its People”, J Curle, p.298, Pl. LXXII - 14, National Museums Scotland web link to artefact , Artefact page on NMS Scran, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)