Key

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

©National Museums Scotland

©National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Key

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1084

Description

Iron key from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Used to operate locks (to either lock or unlock it) for security.

Context

Numerous keys and locks were found at the site, as the barracks would be locked for security. Many officers and soldiers had chests and trunks that would lock to secure their personal belongings. Found in Pit XCV.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Key
Security

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1084

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Key

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Security

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Protective Devices

Nomenclature Class

Regulative & Protective T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

key components

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.96

Material

Iron

Color

Black

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Proceedings", Vol. XLVII, p. 393, fig. 6.