Vessel Fragment

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Photo ©National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Vessel Fragment

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.64

Description

Portion of lip of vessel of dark brown glass with heavy pillar moulding, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

Food and drink. Tableware. Used by officers of the Roman army.

Context

Fragments of coloured and often decorated glass such as this came from flagons, beakers and bowls for serving or presenting food and drink to the officers.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1213

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Glass, Drinking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I.15.74

Material

Glass

Color

Brown, Black

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

Artefact page in the National Museums Scotland website

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

These pieces of coloured glass came from flagons, beakers and bowls for serving or presenting food and drink to the officers. They were made from colourful glass, and often decorated