Roman Pot
Date2nd-3rd Century
Object Namepot
Mediumclay
ClassificationsArchaeology Collected
DimensionsHeight: 36.5cm Base dia: 10.8cm, max dia 18.5 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by John Warchol.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS084500
About MeThis jug-shaped clay pot is formed from three parts: the body of the pot, a circular base and a pulled handle on one side near the top. The pot has a fluted neck and a lip around the rim. Covering the surface of the pot are numerous white, fossil-like sea creatures, which bespeaks the particular provenance of this pot: it was found in the nets of a local fisherman around fifteen miles off the coast of Aberdeen. The pot is Roman, made in the second or third century A.D. in Southern Britain or the Rhineland.
20th Century
Sandy Dunbar
