Stamped tile

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Stamped tile

Entry/Object ID

C980

Description

Terracotta tile with stamped inscription 'MCPPK'

Use

Building material, may have been apart of a wall.

Context

Roman tile from the third century fortress at Carpow, Perthshire. Found during the excavations in the 1960s. Given to Prof. Keppie by Gordon Maxwell in the 1970s.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

CBM
Infrastructure

Acquisition

Notes

Donated by Lawrence Keppie

Made/Created

Time Period

3rd century

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Bottom of tile/ center

Transcription

MCPPK

Language

Latin

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

building materials, clay tile

Dimensions

Width

100 mm

Depth

35 mm

Length

140 mm

Material

Ceramic, Terracotta

Color

Orange, Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Keppie, Lawrence