National Museums Scotland

Explore the Roman finds

Roman coins

To see this interactive content, you will need to install the latest version of Flash Player and enable JavaScript in your browser.

You can download Flash Player for free at www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

  • Bronze Bird Mount

    Roman find from Birnie

    Above: Roman bronze bird mount decorated with enamel. It might be a pin head (Height 25 mm).

  • Roman Brooch

    Roman find from Birnie

    Above: Roman brooch, its pin missing. The decoration is inlaid with silver (length 55 mm).

  • Enamel Brooch

    Roman enamel brooch

    Above: Roman brooch decorated with enamel (diameter 30 mm).

  • Knobbed Brooch

    Knobbed brooch

    Above: Roman brooch with enamel decoration and knobs (length 50 mm).

  • Decorated Roman Brooch

    Roman brooch

    Above: Roman brooch decorated with enamel and silver inlay (length 35 mm).

  • Roman Glass Fragment

    Roman glass fragment

    Above: Fragment of a rare Roman glass vessel (height 30 mm).

  • Roman pillar moulded bowl

    Roman pillar moulded bowl

    Above: The raised rib on the surface shows that the fragment comes from a bowl like this.