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Harness fitting

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From Middlebie, Dumfriesshire

Postcard of Harness fitting.
000-100-036-151-C
© National Museums Scotland

Harness fitting

This bronze harness fitting was found at Middlebie in Dumfriesshire. It was part of a hoard of 28 items, mainly objects for use on horse harnesses, deposited sometime in the first two centuries AD.

Dress fastener from a moss at Middlebie

Leather on harnesses rarely survives, but the metal fittings and ornaments are often preserved. Some of the fittings, such as this one, resemble fasteners used on clothing, and were presumably used where decoration rather than strength was wanted.


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Online ID: 000-100-036-151-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FA 53
Date: Deposited between 0 and 200 AD
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What: Dress fastener
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Where: Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Middlebie
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