Armlet

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Armlet

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1177

Description

Shale armlet from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180

Use

Jewellery, may have also denoted status

Context

Armlets of various materials have been found at the Fort site, such as glass, stone, and metal.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1177

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bangle

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Armlet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bracelet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

armlets, bangles

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

III.15.157

Material

Shale

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle