Loops

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Loops

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.79

Description

One of a pair of massive bronze loops, with fish-tail end and perforated segments, from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD. Handle fittings from a massive wooden storage vessel.

Use

To help carry the storage vessel.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Handle
Decorative Fittings

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1192 A

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

1929.37

Material

Bronze

Color

Granite

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

These fittings came from a massive wooden storage vessel