Ring

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

From J. Curle "A Frontier Post and Its People", plate LXVI - 6.

From J. Curle "A Frontier Post and Its People", plate LXVI - 6.

Name/Title

Ring

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1204

Description

Ring with two loops, probably part of the mounting of a small pail, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium) According to Curle: an iron rim with loops for a cross handle, may have belonged to a small bronze vessel.

Use

Used to help carry the pail.

Context

Pails would have been used to gather and store water.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Pail, Ring, Handle
Decorative Fittings

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1204

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pail

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Housekeeping Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Maintenance T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

pails

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I.15.242

Web Links and URLs

Artefact on James Curle's "A Roman Frontier Post and its People", Chapter 13 Pl. LXVI - 6. (between p.288 and 289), National Museums of Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate. LXVI, 6.