Quern Stone

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Quern Stone

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.75

Description

Upper stone of a Roman hand-driven rotary quern made of Niedermendig lava, from the Roman site at Newstead, 80-100 AD. With iron attachment across inner hole and handle on outer side.

Use

Used for grinding grains to make flour

Context

Found in Pit X of James Curle's excavation

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Quernstone
Food Preparation & Storage

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1641 A

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Quern

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mill, Culinary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Grinding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Guide Term

quern

Material

Stone, Iron

Color

Gray, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

James Curle's book- page 118 for the mention of this quern stone

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

These quern stones, used for grinding grain, are made from hard-wearing lava. They were imported from Germany, travelling via the river Rhine and the North sea. A wooden handle was fitted into the loop on the side to make it easier to turn the top stone.