Brooch

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Brooch

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.186

Description

Rhombus shaped brooch with red enameling.

Use

Used as a fashion accessory and a symbol of status.

Context

Found at Torwoodlee Broch, Galashiels.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.2020.16

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

X.FT.167

Material

Bronze, Enamel

Color

Green, Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition