Harness pendant
This type of crescent-shaped horse harness mount is often found on Roman military sites and is a distinctive Roman object. This one was found in Exeter in 1837 and was one of the first indications to historians that Exeter had Roman origins.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 853/1989/57
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD
- Material
- copper alloy
- Common Name
- harness pendant
- Simple Name
- pendant
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 50
- Production Year High
- 75
