Fragment / basketwork

Basket

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Fragment / basketwork

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1181

Description

Box containing fragments of basketwork and rope, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Baskets were used to store goods and items.

Context

Baskets and ropes are not a common find in the archaeological record, due to their organic nature. Over type, these types of artefacts break down and decompose in the soil.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Basket

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1181

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

baskets (containers)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

III.15.263

Material

Plant Fiber

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museums of Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle