Vessel metal / kettle, camp
©National Museums Scotland. Digitised from a positive on film by The Trimontium Trust
Name/Title
Vessel metal / kettle, campEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 1185Description
Camp kettle with portion of iron collar attached, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)Use
Kettles were used by the soldiers for cooking. It does not appear that the Roman forts had large mess halls. Instead cooking was probably organised in groups based on a barrack block or even a barrack room.Context
Be it on the road or settled in camp, a Roman soldier was responsible for his own weapons and tools, one of which is the kettle for his meals. Found in Pit LVII, at the Baths.Collection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Kettle
Food Preparation & Storage
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 1185Made/Created
Date made
80 - 180Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Roman