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 505

Description

Iron buckle used to fasten wide straps or girths, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 140 - 180 AD

Use

Used to strap the harness together around the horse

Context

Trimontium had a large cavalry presence. Numerous artefacts associated with horses has been found.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Horse Harness Equipment

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 505

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Buckle, Tack

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hardware, Harness

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

I.15.426

Material

Iron

Color

Black

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

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

"Proceedings" Vol XLVII, page 393, figure 6