Sword / hilt guard

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Sword / hilt guard

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 4234

Description

Celtic style copper alloy hilt guard, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Sword hilts were used to protect the user's hand from the blade of the sword, and would rest between the hilt of the sword and the blade.

Context

Fighting between the native Celtic people and the Roman occupiers was a constant occurrence, and as such, numerous pieces of weaponry from both peoples have been found at Trimontium.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Sword
Military Equipment & Weaponry

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 4234

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Guard, Sword

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Guard, Weapon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

hilts

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found

Notes

Found by donor while metal detecting