FORT LEE MUSEUM

FORT LEE, NJ

The Roman scutum from Dura, 29 Wood, leather, and bronze
Roman Imperial period, 1st half 3rd c. CE
From Tower 19 at Dura/Europos (see on <a href="https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893990" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Pleiades</a>), Syria, 1928-1937 excavations

The only surviving (though heavily restored) Roman rectangular shield (scutum), discovered in a tower at Dura that had probably been undermined by Sassanid besiegers in 256 CE. It would once have borne a bronze boss (umbo) covering the central handgrip. 

Photographed on display in the exhibit "The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East" (18 March-23 June 2019) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery, Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
Inv. 1933.715
<a href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5959" rel="noreferrer nofollow">artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5959</a>
The Roman scutum from Dura, 29 Credit: diffendale

Fort Lee Museum is a small historical museum located in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Fort Lee, which is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The museum is housed in the former library building, which was built in 1908. The building was renovated in 1993 and converted into a museum.

The museum has a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents that tell the story of Fort Lee's history. The exhibits include displays on the Revolutionary War, the Palisades Amusement Park, and the film industry that was once located in Fort Lee. There are also exhibits on the history of the local fire department, police department, and schools.

The museum offers educational programs for schools and other groups, as well as walking tours of historic sites in Fort Lee. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 pm to 4 pm, and admission is free. The museum is run by the Fort Lee Historical Society, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Fort Lee.

FORT LEE MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in FORT LEE NJ. US MID #8403400076

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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FORT LEE MUSEUM
1589 PARKER AVE
FORT LEE
NJ
07024

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MID # 8403400076
Name FORT LEE MUSEUM
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mid-Atlantic
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LAT/LONG 40.848387, -73.968868
CODES FIPS State Code: 34
FIPS County Code: 003
US Census Tract: 019305
US Census Block: 1000