Arrowhead

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Arrowhead

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.37

Description

Syrian-style iron barbed and tanged arrowhead, fluted with a triangular-sectioned head, from the Roman site at Newstead, 2nd century AD

Use

Used as a projectile wepon.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 211

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Arrow

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

arrowheads

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

I 15-54

Material

Iron

Color

Granite

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Roman artillery was sophisticated. Missiles came in many forms. They were slung by hand, shot by bows or propelled by a ballista, the mechanical equivalent of a catapult. What would it have been like to be on the receiving end of a blizzard of missiles? The triple-flanged arrowhead is a Middle Eastern style, an area where archery skills were very advanced. Units of specialist archers from Syria were recruited into Roman ranks. This became the preferred style of arrowhead used widely throughout the Roman army