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This small mount of brass was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It could have been used for a number of purposes. The object dates from between 80 and 180 AD.

The small oblong mount has a hole at either end, one now obscured by corrosion.

Newstead was the largest auxiliary fort in Scotland in the late 1st century AD. In the 2nd century it held a cavalry regiment and legionary detachment. Excavations at Newstead have revealed much about the layout and daily life in Roman forts in Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-106-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 685
• Date: 80 - 180 AD
  Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Brass; small; possibly a hair ornament
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• What: Plate
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Small plate of brass, from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD
  
• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, pp 315-6, Pl. LXXXIV, 3. 
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