Ceramic rim sherd

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Ceramic rim sherd

Entry/Object ID

E.2024.7

Description

Decorated samian ware rim sherd

Use

Pottery was used for a variety of purposes such as but not limited to: to store food and liquids, cook with, eat/drink from, decoration, and to hold cosmetics.

Context

Found at Trimontium during field walking

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Samian ware, Ceramic
Food Preparation & Storage

Acquisition

Accession

E.2024.7

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

2011 Ostia

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

Samian ware

Dimensions

Width

79.4 mm

Depth

15.1 mm

Length

34.7 mm

Weight

38 g

Material

Ceramic

Color

Red, Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found by Walter Elliot

Role

Fieldwalker

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

Field Walking Find/ 2011