Water pipe

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Water pipe

Entry/Object ID

E.2023.2

Description

Ceramic water pipe with crack on rim, conserved.

Use

These pipes would bring fresh water from the natural springs on the NE face of the Eildons for drinking and the fort’s baths. The surplus water flow would have been used to flush the fort drains and latrines.

Context

A network of interlocking clay water pipes was discovered throughout the fort. They were hand thrown on a wheel.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Pipe
Infrastructure

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman, Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pipe, Drainage

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pipe, Water Supply

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe, Plumbing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Plumbing & Drainage Elements

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

pipe clay

Material

Ceramic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Many different materials were used in building the fort. On the edge of the tile, impressions of the craftsman's fingers can be seen.