Metalwork from Roman doors – examples in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Almost every Roman site, particularly those where sizeable buildings have been found, also yield the remains of security systems – pieces of locks, hinges, keys and so forth that served to lock and secure the buildings as a whole or separate rooms, or chests and caskets. This is also true of sites in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, where such material has been found at various Roman archaeological sites. Most such objects are kept in the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but some important artefacts are also located in the Franciscan Monastery in Visoko, the Museums in Doboj, Travnik, Tuzla, Zenica and Bijeljina, and other museum institutions and collections.