Slave collar
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A slave collar is a collar used to identify and discipline slaves.[1]
History
[edit]Slave collars have been attested to in 4th and 5th-century ancient Rome,[2] the antebellum United States,[1] and in serf populations in Scotland.[3]
Gallery
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Zoninus collar, Roman slave collar dating to the 4th–5th century AD
Roman collared slaves
Scottish serf's collar 1701
Black boy with slave collar, 17th century
Slave collar, 18th century
Neck restraint
Slave collar on Wilson Chinn, United States, 1863
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See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Slave collar". CivilWar@Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- ↑ Trimble, Jennifer (July 2016). "The Zoninus Collar and the Archaeology of Roman Slavery". American Journal of Archaeology. 120 (3). University of Chicago Press. doi:10.3764/aja.120.3.0447. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ Chalmers, Iain (2025-07-26). "Coal and Salt – The Chains of Slavery". mining-landscapes.org.