From near Craigiehall, Perthshire and Fyrish, Evanton, Ross-shire

Belt ring & wristguard

These two objects are archery equipment. The cannel coal belt ring from near Craigiehall in Perthshire was probably from a quiver belt, while the stone wristguard from Fyrish at Evanton in Ross-shire protected the archer's wrists from the bowstring.

The belt ring is circular, with complex holes in one side for attaching it to a belt. The other end of the belt would have passed through it. The wristguard would have been attached to a leather strap, fixing it to the wrist.

Around 2500 BC, a new archery kit was adopted in Scotland from continental Europe, along with prestige items such as the domestic horse and decorated drinking pots. A new type of bow, short and curving, was used as well as new accessories such as these.

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Online ID:	000-100-036-641-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.FN 123
Date:	Belt ring: between 2300 and 1600 BC; wristguard: between 2300 and 1800 BC Bronze Age Bronze Age
Material:	Jet; square in section Stone, greenish, hard; cross section curved; polished; perforated at each corner
Dimensions:	4.50" x 1.25"
What:	Bracer Ring, pulley belt
Subject:
Who:	Duns Collection
Where:	Scotland, Perthshire, Craigiehall Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Kiltearn, Evanton, Fyrish
Event:
Description:	Bronze Age bracer of polished hard greenish stone perforated at each corner, from Fyrish, Evanton Bronze Age jet pulley belt ring, from a cist near Craigiehall, Perthshire
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