Armour, scale / fragment

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Armour, scale / fragment

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 116 A

Description

One and a half scales of bronze, impression on one lamina, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Armour was used to protect the body from both sharp and blunt force trauma

Context

Trimontium was a military fort. As such, numerous artefacts have been recovered relating to Roman military items.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Armour
Military Dress & Armour

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 116 A

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 Primary Object Term

Armor

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

armor (protective wear)

Material

Bronze

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle