Loop

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Loop

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 400

Description

Iron loop from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Loops may have been once attached to chests, the loops would allow the chest to open easily/ larger loops used to help carry the chest.

Context

Iron was widely used by the Romans for tools, weapons and fittings. Nails, bolts and fastenings were common finds in pits and on the surface at Newstead.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Loop

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 400

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

Getty AAT

Concept

hook and loop fasteners

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I 15-276

Material

Iron

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle