Catapult bolt

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Catapult bolt

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 210

Description

Iron catapult bolt from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Catapults were used to sling objects, especially sharp metal bolts, quickly and forcefully over long distances. They were made in various sizes and forms, the larger ones of wood and ropes, with metal parts to bind them together.

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Catapult bolt
Weaponry

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 210

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 Sub-Class

Percussive Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

catapults (historical weapons)

Material

Iron

Color

Brown, Black

Web Links and URLs

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

Exhibition

Temporary Exhibition