FIbula, Dragonesque

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland: Bronze; decorated with blue, red and yellow enamel
Image © National Museums Scotland

Bronze; decorated with blue, red and yellow enamel

Name/Title

FIbula, Dragonesque

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 757

Description

Dragonesque fibula (brooch) of bronze, decorated with blue, red and yellow enamel, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Used as both a fashion accessory and a symbol of status,

Context

This style is unique to Britain and is influenced by Celtic art, indicating local influence at the fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Brooch
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 757

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

Getty AAT

Concept

brooches

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

II.15.251

Material

Bronze, Enamel

Color

Green, Yellow, Blue, Red

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Notes

Excavator

Related Publications

Publication

A Roman Frontier Post and Its People

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found