Fish Hook

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust: The Roman hook is on the left, compared to a modern hook on the right.
©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust

The Roman hook is on the left, compared to a modern hook on the right.

Name/Title

Fish Hook

Entry/Object ID

X.1997.129

Description

Large bronze fish-hook for salmon or trout fishing, from the Roman site at Newstead, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used for fishing salmon or trout.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

X.1997.129

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman, Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fishhook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

fishhooks

Material

Bronze

Color

brown/dark brown