Helmet / boss

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Helmet / boss

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 989

Description

Helmet boss from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Helmets were used to protect the head from sharp and blunt force trauma. Helmets could also denote the status and military rank.

Context

Some Roman helmets, such as Imperial Gallic helmets, have circular brass bosses. These bosses can be decorative or may have originated from Etruscan helmets from the sixth century BCE, which had bosses filled with lead to deflect blades

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 989

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Helmet, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Helmet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

helmets (protective wear)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.233

Material

Bronze

Color

Gold, Brown

Web Links and URLs

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

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate. LXXIV, 9.