NMS Archaeology Object 136812: X.FRA 1172 - Amulet
Description
Summary
Amulet with phallic emblem carved in relief on a circular disc cut from the base of a red deer antler, from the Roman site at Newstead, late 1st century AD
Accession Number
X.FRA 1172
Other references
| Not recorded | II.15.237 |
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Original description
NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Disc formed from the base of a deer's horn, with phallic emblem carved in relief. "Rom. Fron. Post". Pl.LXXXIX, 14. Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998.
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
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Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 55621 | NEWSTEAD - MELROSE - ROMAN FORT (ROMAN) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.FRA 1172 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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