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Brooch and javelin head (pieces)

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from Merlsford, Fife

Postcard of Brooch and javelin head (pieces).
000-190-004-067-C
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Brooch and javelin head (pieces)

These pieces of a brass brooch and iron javelin head were found at Merlsford in Fife, probably from a burial. They are Roman objects found on a native site, probably passed as gifts from one native chief to another. They were made between 30 BC and 100 AD.

The brooch is of a type known as a Langton Down brooch. It is a Continental type, generally dating before the Roman occupation of Scotland. The javelin, or light throwing spear, was part of the equipment of a Roman auxiliary soldier.

Powerful local chieftains controlled contact with the Romans, keeping most of the Roman objects and passing some onto their followers.


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Online ID: 000-190-004-067-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FG 1
Date: 30 BC - 60 AD
Date of brooch: between 30 BC and 60 AD; date of javelin head: between
Material: Bronze; imperfect
Iron; imperfect
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What: Fibula / brooch, Langton Down-type
Javelin head
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Where: Scotland, Fife, Merlsford
Scotland, Fife, Merlsford
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Description: Iron javelin head from Merlsford, Fife
Langton Down-type brooch of bronze, from Merlsford, Fife, 30 BC - 60 AD
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