Brooch

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Brooch

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.103

Description

Trumpet-head brooch, with disc on the bow and an enamelled triangular foot, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

Used as a fashion accessory or even a symbol of status.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Brooch
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 775

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.269

Material

Bronze, Glass

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Brooches were clothing-fasteners worn like safety pins, by men and women. They also served as fashion accessories and symbols of status. They were made in many different designs. The ‘dragonesque’ type with animal heads is influenced by Celtic art and is typical of Roman Britain. The trumpet-shaped brooches are also British designs.