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.

The tent panel has a patch mark at one corner. It has been hemmed at the ends and one side.

The Romans mass-produced hides to meet the needs of the army. The demand for hides was vast: a tent for eight men needed about 70 goatskins, and the army in Scotland was some 15,000 strong. There were even factories for tanning leather.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-463-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 68
• Date: 80 - 180 AD
  Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Leather; oblong; incurving at both sides with patch mark at one corner; hemmed at ends and one side
  Panel, tent
  
• Dimensions: 23.50" x 16.50" max W
  
• What: Panel, tent
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Leather tent panel from the Roman site at Newstead, 80 - 180 AD
  
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