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Pottery fragment
Ceramic
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Trimontium Museum
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