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Dish

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from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Postcard of Dish.
000-100-102-488-C
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Dish

This ceramic dish was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was imported from southwestern England between 140 and 180 AD.

The dish is of a type known as black burnished ware 1 (BB1), a kitchen ware imported from southwestern England. It is cracked and missing a few sections.

An administrative system existed to ensure that the Roman army was supplied with food and other goods. Quartermasters were responsible for obtaining supplies, and dealt with army craftsmen, various traders, and the native population.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-488-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 1402
Date: 140 - 180 AD
Between 140 and 180 AD
Material: Ceramic, slaty-grey; shallow; overhanging rim
Dimensions: 2.13" H x 9.63" D
What: Pottery / dish
Subject:
Who: Newstead Collection
Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
Event:
Description: Black burnished ware dish with overhanging rim, from the Roman site at Newstead, 140 - 180 AD
References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, Pl. L(B), fig. 6. 
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