Pointe de pilum

Valence (26) - Musée de Valence, art et archéologie

© Musée de Valence, photo Béatrice Roussel

Square section point after the socket, fixing hole. The pilum is a model of heavy javelin used by the Roman legions

Where to find it

Valence (26) - Musée de Valence, art et archéologie
4 place des Ormeaux

26000 Valence

Commune of discovery

Valence

Locality

Plateau de Lautagne

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1990

Chief Scientist

ALLIMANT, Anne

Inventory number

D 996.27.1

Scope

Defence ➔ Military equipment

Materials

Metal ➔ Ferrous alloy

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476]

Dating the object

50 av. J.-C. – 476 EC

Dimensions

L. 20.2 cm, d. 1.9 cm,

To museum documentation

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