Brooch Fragment

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Brooch Fragment

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.242

Description

Fragment of bronze dragonesque brooch, Eildon Hill North

Use

Brooches were used as both fashion accessories and a symbol of status.

Collection

Live Borders

Acquisition

Accession

ETLMS:20.0008

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Celtic

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Brooch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

brooches

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

TT0215

Dimensions

Height

28 mm

Width

25 mm

Length

17 mm

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Eildon Hill North seems to have remained as a major local centre while the Romans were living at its foot, at Trimontium.