Fragment / leather

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Fragment / leather

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 67

Description

Irregular fragment of leather with a piece folded in and stitch marks along two sides, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Exact use unknown, may have been used as a tent, for a bag, or for clothing

Context

Leather was used for a wide range of objects necessary to a Roman soldier, including tents, saddles, harness, shoes, clothing, belts, purses, bags, shields and shield covers. Elsewhere in the Roman empire, there is evidence of taxes demanded in hides.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Leather

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 67

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E (blank sub-class)

Nomenclature Class

Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

leather

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

XII 14-136

Material

Leather

Color

Black, Gray

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle