The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . Bronze Bridle mental appendages projecting into each ring still retain considerabletraces of the red and blue enamel with which they have been must have been made for a small horse, as the centre piece mea-sures somewhat less than two inches within the perforated loops. Itappears to have been long in use. The large rings are much worn,and have been ingeniously repaired by rivetting a new piece to small loops or eyes also attaching them to the bit have had afresh coating of metal superadded where they were partially wornthr
The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . Bronze Bridle mental appendages projecting into each ring still retain considerabletraces of the red and blue enamel with which they have been must have been made for a small horse, as the centre piece mea-sures somewhat less than two inches within the perforated loops. Itappears to have been long in use. The large rings are much worn,and have been ingeniously repaired by rivetting a new piece to small loops or eyes also attaching them to the bit have had afresh coating of metal superadded where they were partially wornthrough. A remarkable discovery of ornaments, bronze rings, bridle-bits, andother portions of horse furniture was made in a moss at Middleby,Annandale, in tlie year 1737. The whole of these were secured bythe zealous Scottish antiquary. Sir John Clerk, and are still preserved,along with numerous other objects collected by him, at Penicuick. House. The bridle-bits, though plainer than the one figured above,are of the same type, and one of them corresponds to it in the wantof uniformit} of the two rings, which is probably to be accounted forfrom their being designed for a pair of charioteers horses, the more SEPULCHRES OETilE IRON PERIOD. 4r,j) ornamental ring being designed for the outside, where it would bemost exposed to view. The duplicate of this appears, from a note inthe handwriting of Sir John Clerk attached to the example still pre-served at Penicuick House, to have been presented by him to Gale. Drawings of the principal objects of this valuable col-lection were forwarded to the Society of Antiquaries of London at thetime of their discovery, by Sir John Clerk, and are still preserved.^One or two of tlie most remarkable objects found at Annandale are
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