Strap Terminal

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Strap Terminal

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.34

Description

Copper alloy strap terminal from a Roman soldier’s apron in an elongated teardrop form, part of the Cruickshank collection of finds from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Apron fitting
Military Dress & Armour

Acquisition

Accession

X.2000.17.24

Source or Donor

National Museums of Scotland

Acquisition Method

Loan

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Notes

Loan

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

X.FRA 4952

Material

Copper alloy

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

NMS Collections

Provenance

Provenance Detail

From the Roman Site at Newstead

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Belts were used to adjust a soldier’s tunic and to carry the sword and dagger. They were decorated with bronze fittings that would gleam and jangle when the soldier walked. The military belt (cingulum) identified a man as a soldier even when he was out of armour – it was a key part of his identity