Pottery/Platter/Fragment

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland: Terra sigillata, potter's mark, CINT VGENI. On bottom of platter.
Image © National Museums Scotland

Terra sigillata, potter's mark, CINT VGENI. On bottom of platter.

Name/Title

Pottery/Platter/Fragment

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1519

Description

Fragment of terra sigillata, CINT VGENI on bottom of platter, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Used to store and serve food from

Context

Found in the Praetentura during James Curle's excavations.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Accession

X. FRA 1519

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Center of base, interior

Transcription

CINT VGENI

Language

Latin

Translation

Name

Material/Technique

carved

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Platter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

platters (carrying dishes)

Material

Ceramic

Color

Black, Brown

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Related Publications

Publication

A Roman Frontier Post and Its People

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland weblink to object, Canmore weblink to Newstead , James Curle's publication, identification of platter page 230

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found