Knife, filleting

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Knife, filleting

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 266

Description

Iron-bladed filleting knife with bone handle, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Use

Knife used for filleting meat or fish.

Context

A number of knives of various shapes and sizes were found at Newstead, presumably designed for a variety of purposes. Some, like this one, have bone handles preserved.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 266

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Knife, Fillet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Kitchen

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Cutting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

knives

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I 15-165

Material

Iron, Bone

Color

Brown

Web Links and URLs

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

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 LX, 4.