Rein guide from yoke

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This bronze rein guide from a yoke, also known as a terret, was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

The rein guide is made of a rectangular-sectioned bar. It has two fat collars, and the ring was decorated with two, and probably three, plain oval studs. The object is broken and much decayed.

Leather on harnesses rarely survives, but the metal fittings and ornaments are often preserved. The rein guides range from plain to elaborate examples, some like this one ornamented with enamel.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-814-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 562
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Bronze, imperfect and much decayed.
  Terret ring
  
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• What: Terret ring
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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• Description: Terret ring
  
• References:
  • MacGregor, Morna. Early Celtic art in North Britain. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1976, vol. 2, no. 73. 
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