Shield boss

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Shield boss

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.25

Description

Iron shield boss from the Roman site at Newstead. In two parts.

Use

A metal boss (umbo) in the centre protected the soldier’s hand and could act as a blunt weapon in its own right.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Military Equipment & Weaponry

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 167

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shield

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

shield components

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

XII 14-175

Material

Iron

Color

Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

Artefact page on the National Museums Scotland website

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Shields were made of laminated wood, reinforced on the back with metal ribs and covered in leather, with a metal edging. A metal boss (umbo) in the centre protected the soldier’s hand and could act as a blunt weapon in its own right.