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This bronze pendant was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. Dating from between 80 and 180 AD, it was hung from a horse harness as decoration. It would have been suspended from a harness junction.

The corroded pendant is a pointed oval shape. It has an upper circular disc with a loop at the top. The bottom of the pendant tapers and then ends in a knob.

Excavations at Newstead have revealed much about the layout and daily life in Roman camps in Scotland. Some of the finer objects at Newstead were probably used in tournaments or ceremonies rather than fighting.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-103-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 556
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Brass; pointed oval
  Pendant, harness
  
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• What: Pendant, harness
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Brass harness pendant from Newstead
  
• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, Pl. LXXV, 10. 
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