Hair Pin
Description
This detail shows the back of a bone pin found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. The pin was used as a hairpin or dress pin between 80 and 100 AD. The head of the pin is carved into the shape of a woman. This picture shows her high, elaborate hair style - which would have needed many hair pins to hold its shape. Pins are found on a number of Roman sites in Britain, made of bone, bronze, silver or gold. Some were carved with heads portraying goddesses or spirits, while others appear to represent ordinary individuals. Photo © National Museums Scotland
Object Information
Date Created:
80-100 AD
Local ID:
X.FRA 688
Collection:
National Museums Scotland
Provenance:
James Curle excavations 1905-1911
Place of Creation/Discovery:
Trimontium
Citation:
Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 337, Pl. XCIII, 16
Materials:
Bone
Cultural Attribution:
Roman
Period:
1st-2nd Century CE
Classification:
Fashion, Accessory
Rights:
In Copyright- National Museums Scotland