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Sword chape Field collection: Excavation Carpow Legionary fortress, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Donated by Trustees of the late Mr W.T. Smith Museum number T 2208-1 The metal chape strengthened the bottom of the scabbard and prevented th ...

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Green glass bead Field collection: Excavation Carpow Roman Legionary Fortress, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Donated by Trustees of the late Mr W.T. Smith Museum number T 2953 This bead is made of glass that was recycled from a Roman bot ...

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Samian ware Field collection: Dundee Law Collected by University of Glasgow Department of Archaeology Donated by Dundee District Parks Department Museum number 1995-177-3 It has been suggested that Dundee Law was once a Roman observatio ...

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Piece of a glass armlet, 1,900 years ago Field collection: Shanwell, near Tentsmuir, Fife. Found in a kitchen midden Transferred from Dunfermline Museum. Museum number 1976-1065 Native craftsmen stamped their own characteristic style on R ...

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Clay coin mould for making forgeries Field collection: Beechwood, Dundee Donated by Mr J. Boyle Museum number 1971-539 This mould was used to make forgeries of Roman silver coins. Two different coins have been used to make the mould, one o ...

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Samian ware Field collection: Carlungie, Angus. Surface find Donated by Mr M Reid Museum number 1987-186 A small wall sherd of undecorated Samian ware,from the Carlungie souterrrain.Samian ware was fine tableware made in Gaul (France). Ot ...

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