Wardlaw Mount
This was the junction for the straps of a horses harness.
Although it is decorated in the native style and was found near an
Iron Age fort, there was also a temporary Roman camp in the
vicinity, and the Roman army often used native materials - so it
may have come from either! The loops on the back are broken, which
suggests it may have been lost in use.
Found in a field near the Iron Age fort of Wardlaw Hill,
Caerlaverock, Dumfries this is an excellent example of a highly
decorative horse harness. With an openwork design with pale green
and red enamelling, the harness has a scroll pattern with four
loops each containing a boss with enamel ring and dot with a larger
pointed loop at the top. It is broken at one end and is plain and
flat on the reverse with four indentations corresponding to bosses.
The remains of three peg fastenings can also be clearly seen on the
reverse.
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Dimensions :
height (max): 56 mm width (max): 60 mm depth (peg): 11 mm
Materials :
metal & copper alloy & cast ; enamel (decoration)
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Accession number :
DUMFM:2007.47
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