Shield cover

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust

Name/Title

Shield cover

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 69

Description

Leather fragment of a rectangular shield cover from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium) Irregularly shaped piece of leather, on one side a semicircular excision surrounded by stitch marks, on the other marks of fork-shaped patch.

Use

Shield covers would help strengthen the integrity of the shield, and would ultimately allow for better longevity of the shield.

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 69

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British, Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shield

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

leather, shield components

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

XII 14-138

Material

Leather

Color

Black

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

This was probably fixed to the front of a plywood shield. The central hole was filled by an iron boss which protected the grip. From Newstead. Roxburghshire.