Amphora fragment

Name/Title

Amphora fragment

Entry/Object ID

MEL5180

Description

Amphora rim with engraving 'XVI' on rim. In two parts reconstructed.

Use

Amphorae were used to store liquids in, such as wine and olive oil.

Collection

Historic Environment Scotland

Category

Pottery, Fragment

Acquisition

Accession

MEL5180

Source (if not Accessioned)

Historic Environment Scotland

Notes

Loan - historic

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Top of rim

Transcription

XVI

Language

Latin

Translation

Part of maker's name

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)

Dimensions

Width

35 mm

Depth

45 mm

Length

103 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Good