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Junction loop
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from Newstead, Roxburghshire
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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
The harnesses of Roman cavalrymen were decorated with a range of mounts and pendants. Some of the finer examples were probably used in tournaments or ceremonies rather than fighting.
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- Online ID: 000-100-037-067-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
- Material: Brass; band at upper end decorated with horizontal mouldings
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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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