Mountings of a military girdle

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Mountings of a military girdle

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 128

Description

Two circular plates with a rosette embossed in the centre silver plated; one has a T-Shaped catch of copper that matches the T-Shaped slots in the small rectangular plate; these form the terminals of a leather girdle. The other two rectangular plates were fastened to the belt each by 3 studs. Four laminae of thin brass which would have been inserted in the belt to stiffen it. 100 studs of different shapes and sizes.

Use

Originally attached to a leather belt by studs. According to Curle: "...must have belonged to the belt of some soldier of rank", Chapter 9, p. 162, "A Frontier Post...".

Context

Found in Pit XXVII

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Decorative Fittings

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 128

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British, Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Belt, Girdle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Belt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

girdle belts, belt plates

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

XII 14-155

Dimensions

Diameter

3 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Width

1 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Material

Brass, Silver

Color

Gold, Brown, Silver

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to object, "A Frontier Post and Its People", James Curle, Chapter 9, p.162-163, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found