Cap (cover/seal)

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Cap (cover/seal)

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1125

Description

Cap of lead, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Would have been used to cover something, perhaps a vessel.

Context

The cap would help protect the contents inside of the vessel from spilling or perhaps spoiling.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Lead Objects

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1125

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cover, Furnishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Furniture Coverings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Getty AAT

Concept

cap covers

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.174

Material

Lead

Color

Tan

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact , Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle