
A slave collar is a collar used to identify and discipline slaves.1
History
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
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Roman collared slaves -
Scottish serf's collar 1701
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Black boy with slave collar, 17th century -
Slave collar, 18th century -
Neck restraint -
Slave collar on Wilson Chinn, United States, 1863
See also
See also
References
References
- "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.

