Strap junction

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This bronze strap junction was found at Easter Eildon Hill in Roxburghshire. It was used, probably on a horse harness, sometime between 100 BC and 300 AD.

The central circular depression where the two oval loops join perhaps originally had an enamel boss over a rivet, although no trace of enamel or a fixing rivet survives.

Leather on harnesses rarely survives, but the metal fittings and ornaments are often preserved. Strap junctions come in many forms, some quite elaborate and decorative.

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• Online ID: 000-100-036-543-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FG 10
• Date: Between 100 BC and 300 AD
  
• Material: Bronze; in the form of a double loop
  Strap junction, ring
  
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• What: Strap junction, ring
  
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• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Easter Eildon Hill
  
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• Description: Bronze ring strap junction from Easter Eildon Hill
  
• References:
  • MacGregor, Morna. Early Celtic art in North Britain. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1976, vol. 1, pp. 32, 58, 183; vol. 2, no. 18. 
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