Baluster

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Baluster

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1608

Description

Sandstone baluster either from a low balustrade or between windows, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium).

Use

A baluster is a vertical post that provides support and stability to a balustrade, which is a row of balusters that form a protective wall for staircases, balconies, and other open spaces.

Context

Found in Pit 53 during the excavations of James Curle.

Collection

National Museums Scotland, 0035: Early Scottish Shelter - Life in the Prehistoric Home

Category

Building Material, Baluster

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1608

Made/Created

Time Period

80 - 180 AD

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Baluster

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Barrier Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

building stone, baluster columns

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

ND

Dimensions

Height

470 mm

Width

220 mm

Length

220 mm

Materials

Material

Sandstone

Material Notes

Romans usually built their forts out of wood and wattle; however, stone components like the baluster would have been used for important center buildings and the bath house.

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Provenance Detail

pit 53

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Pit 53