Hook / fitting

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Hook / fitting

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 418

Description

Iron hook with a loop for attachment, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Typically hooks form a part of something else, such as a pole, chain, or the like, adapted for catching hold, dragging, sustaining suspended objects, or another purpose.

Context

Iron was widely used by the Romans for tools, weapons and fittings. Nails, bolts and fastenings were common finds in pits and on the surface at Newstead.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Hook

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 418

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 Tertiary Object Term

Fastener, Hook and Loop

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

hook and loop fasteners

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

III 15-279

Dimensions

Length

4 in

Material

Iron

Color

Brown, Black

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle