Knife

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Knife

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 264

Description

Iron knife with a bone handle, possibly used to open oysters, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used in food preparation.

Context

Excavations at Newstead have revealed much about the layout and daily life in Roman forts in Scotland. Officers in the Roman army possessed better cooking and serving equipment than the lower ranks.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 264

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Knife, Oyster

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Kitchen

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Cutting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

knives

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I 15-163

Material

Iron, Bone

Color

Brown, Black

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to object , Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate LX, 2.