Armour, laminated / arm guard / fragment

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Armour, laminated / arm guard / fragment

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 116.1

Description

Upper part of a lamellar arm guard of bronze, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Amour was used to protect the body from both sharp and blunt force trauma

Context

Trimontium was a military fort. As such, numerous artefacts have been recovered relating to Roman military items.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 116.1

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

Guard, Arm

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Guard, Weapon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

armor components

Material

Bronze

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle