Knife
©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust
Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 275Description
Iron knife or dagger from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)Use
This knife would have been used in food preparation or could possibly be a surgical knifeContext
Found at TrimontiumCollection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Knife, surgical knife
Food Preparation & Storage, medical implements and tools, Tools
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 275Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums of ScotlandMade/Created
Date made
80 - 180Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British, Roman