Mounts for hanging bowl (front)

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These four bronze mounts attached to iron rings were used to suspend a hanging bowl. There were found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire, and date from between 80 and 180 AD.

The boat-shaped mounts are convex. They would have attached to a hanging bowl at regular intervals.

The high status of officers in the Roman army was reflected in the quality of their cooking and eating equipment. Officers had servants to cook and serve them, while low-ranking soldiers used camp kettles and pans over charcoal griddles.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-071-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 253
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Iron
  Iron; socketed
  Iron; socketed
  Iron; socketed; deerhorn haft
  Chisel, firmer
  Chisel, firmer
  Chisel, mortise
  Chisel, mortise
  
• Dimensions: 7.38" L
  
• What: Chisel, firmer
  Chisel, firmer
  Chisel, mortise
  Chisel, mortise
  
• Subject:
• Who: Newstead Collection
  Newstead Collection
  Newstead Collection
  Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
• Event:
• Description: Socketed iron firmer chisel with part of the original antler handle surviving, from Newstead
  Socketed iron firmer chisel from Newstead
  Socketed iron mortise chisel from Newstead
  Roman iron mortise chisel from Newstead
  
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