Sword Pommel

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Sword Pommel

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 991

Description

Antler pommel from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 100 AD

Use

Pommel of swords were used to wield and hold the sword.

Context

Trimontium was a military fort. As such, numerous artefacts relating to weapons and warfare have been found in and around the fort. When James Curle excavated the fort site, it was discovered that all of the objects from the fort, including military objects, were deliberately buried.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 991

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sword

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

pommels (handles)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.236

Material

Copper alloy

Color

Tan, Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museum Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate LXXXIV, 13