Harness Junction

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This brass harness junction was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was part of the main harness junction on a horse harness used by the auxiliary cavalry sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

Brass junction loop from Newstead

Excavations at Newstead have revealed much about the layout, daily life and equipment in Roman camps in Scotland. The Roman cavalry needed a range of equipment for its horses, some for everyday use and some for ceremonies.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-070-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 516
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Brass; band at upper end decorated with horizontal mouldings
  Junction loop
  
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• What: Junction loop
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, Pl. LXXII. 
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