Strip of brass

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This ornamented brass strip was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It may have fitted onto a vehicle such as a cart. The strip dates from between 80 and 180 AD.

The strip is pierced with small holes for attachment, some of which are broken. The ornamentation was made by pressing a die onto sheet metal, in a style drawing on both native and Roman elements.

Entire carts or wagons from this period rarely survive. Often all that is left are metal fittings and bindings.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-110-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 564
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Lead-free beating alloy; embossed
  Strip / vehicle fitting
  
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• What: Strip / vehicle fitting
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Ornamental strip made from lead-free beating alloy, probably a vehicle fitting, from Newstead
  
• References:
  • Curle, James. A Roman frontier post and its people: the Fort of Newstead in the parish of Melrose. Glasgow: Maclehose & Sons, 1911
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