Tent panel

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This piece of leather is a panel from a Roman tent, found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort of Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

Leather tent panel from the Roman site at Newstead, 80 - 180 AD

The Roman army was based in barracks in permanent forts, but on the march soldiers built temporary fortifications each night and slept in leather tents. Many tents were required: men slept eight to a tent, and the army in Scotland was some 15,000 strong.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-458-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 60
• Date: 80 - 180 AD
  Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Leather; funnel-shaped
  Panel, tent
  
• Dimensions: 28.00" L; 10.50" W at narrow end; 17.00" W at broader end
  
• What: Panel, tent
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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