Pottery / beaker

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Pottery / beaker

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1392

Description

Castor ware beaker with chase scene showing dogs and deer, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 140 - 180 AD

Use

Used to store food or drink in.

Context

This type of castor ware is believed to be from the Nene Valley in England, and would have been imported to Trimontium. This type of castor ware, and the hunting scene, was a popular style and motif for the time.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1392

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Beaker, Drinking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

beakers (drinking vessels)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

VI.15.55

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Diameter

3-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Color

Black, Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead, James Curle's publication, beaker pages 254-256

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate. L(B), 4.