Pottery fragment

Name/Title

Pottery fragment

Entry/Object ID

TT0021

Description

Mortaria base with grits, white slip, pottery

Use

Mortariums were used to grind grains, such as wheat, to make flour.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Food Preparation & Storage, Mortarium

Acquisition

Accession

TT0021

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

11/18/97

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

mortaria

Dimensions

Width

57 mm

Depth

14 mm

Length

71 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Good