Nave hoop

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Nave hoop

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 486.1

Description

Roman iron nave hoop from a wheel, Newstead (Trimontium), Scottish Borders

Use

A part of a wheel component to help stabilize the wheel

Context

Entire carts or wagons from this period rarely survive. Often all that is left are metal fittings and bindings.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 486.1

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wheel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Mechanical Devices

Nomenclature Class

Mechanical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

wheels (components)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

i.15.368

Dimensions

Diameter

197 mm

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

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" page 292.