Casket Handle

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Casket Handle

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.77

Description

Handle for a small bronze casket, from Newstead.

Use

This handle was used to help carry a casket.

Context

Found in the barracks at Praetentura at Trimontium, this handle was found by the James Curle excavations

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Handle
Decorative Fittings

Acquisition

Accession

X FRA 622

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

11.15.154

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

Handle for casket on page 309 of James Curle's book