Bronze bowl escutcheon, from the Roman site at Newstead
Use
Would hold the handles on the side of a bowl, to help pick up and move around the bowl.
Collection
National Museums Scotland
Category
Fitting
Decorative Fittings
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 553
Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums Scotland
Notes
Loan
Made/Created
Time Period
1st - 2nd century
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Continent
Europe
Culture/Tribe
Romano British
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Previous Accession Number
Other Number
II.15.33
Material
Bronze
Color
Gold, Brown
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Exhibition
Permanent Exhibition
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Caption
Label
Officers had fine bronze vessels on their dinner table. These bowl fittings once held the handles on the sides of a washbasin, for washing one’s hands at a meal.