Amphora

Ceramic

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Ceramic; with slightly elongated neck and rudimentary foot; restored

Name/Title

Amphora

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1435

Description

Restored amphora with slightly elongated neck and rudimentary foot, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

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

Context

Numerous types of complete ceramic vessels and pottery sherds were found at the site, allowing insight into the domestic aspects of the fort.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1435

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

amphorae (storage vessels)

Material

Ceramic

Color

Tan

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

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, amphorae page 268

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

James Curle

Notes

"They [amphorae] were carried over the Empire filled with oil, wine and other products of the south. Their number at Newstead is itself almost sufficient to prove that wheeled transport must have been employed for supply purposes even during the Agrioclan period." Curle 'A Roman Frontier Post and its People' page 268