Razor

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Razor

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.89

Description

Razor or pen knife from the Roman site at Newstead. Decorated with bronze swirl pattern.

Use

Used to cut or to shave.

Context

Found during the excavations by James Curle in Pit LV

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 276

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Blade, Razor

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Shaving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Product, Shaving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Woodworking

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hair Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I 15-171

Materials

Material

Bronze, Iron

Material Notes

Bronze decoration on top

Color

Black, Gold

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

National Museums of Scotland web link to artefact

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate LX 12, page 282