Ceramic Sherd

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Ceramic Sherd

Entry/Object ID

E.2024.9

Description

Small reddish brown coarse ware body sherd

Use

Pottery was used for a variety of purposes such as but not limited to: to store food and liquids, cook with, eat/drink from, decoration, and to hold cosmetics.

Context

Found during field walking

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Accession

E.2024.9

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

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

sherds

Dimensions

Width

13.6 mm

Depth

3.8 mm

Length

12.1 mm

Weight

1 g

Material

Ceramic

Color

Reddish Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Web Links and URLs

Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)