Pottery fragment, black burnished ware with two incised bands decoration, Eildon Hill.
Use
This pottery sherd would have been apart of a larger vessel. The ceramic vessel would have been used for food and drink purposes, such as cooking, serving, and storing the food.
Collection
Live Borders
Category
Fragment
Pottery
Acquisition
Accession
ETLMS:20.0003
Source (if not Accessioned)
Live Borders
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
Pottery
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Factory
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Industrial Structures
Nomenclature Class
Structures
Nomenclature Category
Category 01: Built Environment Objects
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Previous Accession Number
Other Number
TT00207
Dimensions
Height
51 mm
Width
6 mm
Length
35 mm
Material
Ceramic
Color
Gray, Tan, Brown
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Exhibition
Permanent Exhibition
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Caption
Label
Eildon Hill North seems to have remained as a major local centre while the Romans were living at its foot, at Trimontium.