Strap mount

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This bronze strap mount was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used to decorate horse harness, sometime between 80 and 180 AD. This example was made in a local style.

The mount is corroded.

There were two classes of Roman soldiers: the elite legionary and the ordinary auxiliary soldier, each with its own particular type of equipment. Some of the auxiliaries were recruited locally, and used native weapons or equipment, such as horse fittings.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-117-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 578
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Bronze
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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• Description: Native style strap mount from Newstead
  
• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, Pl. LXXVII, 14. 
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