Phalera (harness)

Phalera (harness)

A phalera is an ornament in the shape of a boss, disk, or crescent, most often used in pairs on a horse's harness. [ [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Phalera.html Phalera] , James Yates, M.A., F.R.S., on p894 of William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.] It often had 3 attachment points on the back, two for attachment to the harness and one for attachment of a tassle or "sallong". [ [http://www.usfriesianreferral.com/tack.html online tack shop w relevant photos and captions] ]

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