Harness, horse / pendant

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Harness, horse / pendant

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 547

Description

Roman bronze harness pendant, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Decoration, can also denote status

Context

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

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Horse Harness Equipment

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 547

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.15.30

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle