Amphora Sherd

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Amphora Sherd

Entry/Object ID

X.FR 9

Description

Amphora fragment, stamped to indicate manufacturer, from the Roman site at Newstead, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Amphora were used to store liquids such as olive oil or wine, or food and grains.

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Vessel
Pottery

Acquisition

Accession

X.FR 9

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

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

amphorae (storage vessels)

Material

Ceramic

Color

Tan

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead (Trimontium)