Belt fitting

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Belt fitting

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 613

Description

Bronze belt fitting, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used to secure part of the belt together

Context

Clothing for soldiers or residents at Trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 613

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, Accessory

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Belt, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

clothing

Material

Bronze

Color

Black

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland Web Link, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle