Triangular arrowhead

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Triangular arrowhead

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 216 A

Description

Iron triangular bladed arrowhead from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

An arrowhead or point is the usually sharpened and hardened tip of an arrow, which contributes a majority of the projectile mass and is responsible for impacting and penetrating a target, as well as to fulfil some special purposes such as signalling.

Context

Trimontium was a military fort and as such, numerous artefacts such as Roman armour and weapons have been found at the fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Arrow Head
Weapons

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 216 A

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Arrowhead

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Point, Projectile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Iron

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to object , Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle