Belt / Plate

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Belt / Plate

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 576

Description

Bronze belt plate showing traces of plating with white, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Belt used to secure or hold up clothing, with belt plates serving as fastener

Context

Trimontium's role as a military base meant that belts were often utilised to keep clothing and armour secure. The belt plate is ornamented with a lion in relief

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 576

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Belt, Money

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Belt, Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

belt plates

Material

Bronze

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland Web Link