Amphora

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland: Ceramic, grey; thin; handles either side of neck; bottom restored; inscribed on neck
Image © National Museums Scotland

Ceramic, grey; thin; handles either side of neck; bottom restored; inscribed on neck

Name/Title

Amphora

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1433

Description

Amphora of thin grey ware with painted inscription 'Atti Secundi ...' on neck, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Amphorae were used to store liquids; such as olive oil or wine.

Context

Numerous ceramic vessels and pottery sherds were found at Trimontium, allowing a better understanding of domestic life at the fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1433

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the neck of the amphora sherd

Transcription

Atti Secundi

Language

Latin

Translation

Maker/owner's name

Material/Technique

Painted

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

amphorae (storage vessels)

Material

Ceramic

Color

Tan, Black, Brown

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Notes

Excavator

Related Publications

Publication

A Roman Frontier Post and Its People

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead, James Curle's publication, page 268 makers marks for amphorae

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found