Belt/buckle

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Belt/buckle

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 606

Description

Bronze belt buckle from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used as a fastener for a belt

Context

Due to Trimontium's history as a military fort, artefacts relating to armour and other military equipment have been discovered, including buckles as common fasteners for various uses.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 606

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

belt buckles

Material

Bronze

Color

Green, Black

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle