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This iron object of unknown function was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It dates from between 80 and 180 AD.

The wedge-shaped object has a perforation at its broad end.

The Roman army needed blacksmiths to make iron tyres, fittings, and nails, as well as to repair weapons. A number of tools used in the smiddy have been found in the Roman forts, as well as a wide range of objects produced by the blacksmiths.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-426-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 453
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Iron
  Object / iron
  
• Dimensions: 4.94" long
  
• What: Object / iron
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Wedge-shaped object of iron, with a perforation at the broad end, from the Roman site at Newstead
  
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