Drift, smith's

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Drift, smith's

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 306

Description

Smith's iron drift from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Tool used in forging metal items, the iron drift would be used for finer details.

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 306

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 Secondary Object Term

Punch, Drift

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Punch, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

drifts

Material

Iron

Web Links and URLs

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