Summary

Weapon head of iron, possibly a pilum, socketed and triangular in section with three barbs, from the Roman site at Newstead

Accession Number

X.FRA 199

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Socketed weapon-head of iron, possibly of a pilum; head triangular in section with 3 barbs, point awanting; extreme length 5 3/4", of which the socket measures 2 3/4". HMcC note, 1998-99: Updated from SCRAN full data set.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1915

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None