Handsaw

Description

Two-edged iron handsaw hafted in its original split antler handle, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), late 1st or 2nd century AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 262

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Handsaw

Date

Late 1st - 2nd century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Iron, Antler

Physical description

Iron; antler handle

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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