Lancehead

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Lancehead

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 170

Description

Cavalry lance head of iron, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Lances were a type of weapon used by the cavalry, and would allow for a soldier to engage in battle from atop the horse.

Context

As Trimontium was a military fort, weapons of numerous styles in varying states of conservation were found. The Romans would have used swords to control local populations through military and trade means.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 170

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lance

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

lances (cavalry weapons)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I.15.14

Material

Iron

Color

Black, Brown

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" page 188, Pl. XXXVI, 4.