Harness, horse / buckle

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Harness, horse / buckle

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 607

Description

Cavalry harness buckle of bronze, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used as a fastener for cavalry harness

Context

Due to Trimontium's history as a military fort, artefacts relating to armour and other military cavalry equipment have been discovered, including buckles as common fasteners for various uses.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Buckle, Horse Harness Equipment

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 607

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

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

belt buckles, harness hardware

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.419

Material

Bronze

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland Web Link, 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 304, Plate. LXXVI, 1.