Pottery fragment

Name/Title

Pottery fragment

Entry/Object ID

TT0002

Description

Pottery mortaria, possibly Eastern Mediterranean Platter made in Roman North Africa

Use

Mortiums were used to grind grains, such as wheat, to make flour

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Food Preparation & Storage, Mortarium

Acquisition

Accession

TT0002

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

11/18/97

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pottery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Factory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Industrial Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

mortaria

Dimensions

Depth

50 mm

Diameter

290 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good