Sword

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Sword

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.28

Description

Point of sword of iron, much decayed, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

The sword would have been used by Roman soldiers in times of conflict.

Context

Trimontium was a military Roman occupation site, and as such, James Curle found numerous broken weapons in what he described as rubbish pits.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Military Equipment & Weaponry

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 141

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

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

XII 14-179

Material

Iron

Color

Gray, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

James Curle excavation of weapons page 181

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition