Button and Loop Fastener

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Photo ©National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Button and Loop Fastener

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.172

Description

Native style copper alloy button-and-loop harness fastener, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

Harness fastener

Context

There was exchange of styles and designs between Romans and the local Iron Age peoples. Some styles were adopted, others were shared, and some styles developed in the frontier zone. The fastener was a local style, but was found on the Roman fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 670

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Stud

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener, Button

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

III.15.78

Material

Copper alloy

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

Artefact page on the National Museums of Scotland website

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Some styles were shared between Romans and locals, for instance colourful glass bangles developed in the frontier zone. The fastener was a local style, but was found on the Roman fort.