Name/Title
Amphora HandleEntry/Object ID
L.2021.23Description
Amphora handle with portion of rim from NewsteadUse
The handle of the amphora would have been used to help carry and handle the pottery vessel.Context
The material and crude making of the rim suggests this amphora may have been used for everyday use, and could have been used by the soldiers or their families. The short neck and squat/short handle indicates this style of vessel would have been made in the earlier phases of the fort, as opposed to those dated in the later period of the fort, that had elongated necks, and thinner more oval handles.Collection
Historic Environment ScotlandCategory
Handle
Food Preparation & Storage
Acquisition
Accession
MEL5181Source (if not Accessioned)
Historic Environment ScotlandNotes
LoanMade/Created
Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PotteryNomenclature Primary Object Term
FactoryNomenclature Sub-Class
Industrial StructuresNomenclature Class
StructuresNomenclature Category
Category 01: Built Environment ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
amphorae (storage vessels)Other Names
Name Type
Previous Accesssion NumberOther Name
MEL5181Name Type
Previous Accesssion NumberOther Name
TT0069Provenance
Provenance Detail
From the Roman Site at NewsteadExhibition
Permanent ExhibitionInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition CaptionLabel
Amphorae were very commonly used containers for transporting food and drink in bulk around the Empire. They were carried in racks aboard ship and could be up to 1 metre tall. Sometimes they were lined with oil or rosin to make them waterproof and were sealed with cork or clay. This shape of amphora was used to carry olive oil from southern Spain.