Bowl

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.87

Description

Coarse ware bowl. In several parts reconstructed with modern restorations.

Use

Used to eat out of.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Bowl
Food Preparation & Storage

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1403 A

Source or Donor

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition Method

Loan

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bowl

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

1935.374

Material

Ceramic

Color

Brown, Gray, Tan

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

NMS Collections

Provenance

Provenance Detail

From the Roman Site at Newstead

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

These pots were used by the soldiers. They are quite basic in comparison to the fine glass and decorated red ceramics (Samian ware) used by officers at the fort.