Column

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Column

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.210

Description

Lower part of a sandstone column, probably one of six supporting a porch, from the Roman site at Newstead.

Use

Columns had dual architectural purposes, structural and decorative.

Context

Discovered during James Curle's excavations. Located on the south west corner near a storehouse.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Column
Infrastructure

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 4229

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Column

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Supporting Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

column components

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

X.1978.140

Dimensions

Height

560 mm

Diameter

280 mm

Material

Sandstone

Color

Tan

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

James Curle's findings on the column

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition