Bronze Wine Jug

Description

Large bronze wine jug, the handle is decorated at the rim with a lotus bud between two birds' heads and at the base with Bacchus' head, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), late 1st century AD.


Object Information

Date Created:

1st-2nd Centry CE

Local ID:

X.FRA 1193

Collection:

National Museum of Scotland

Provenance:

James Curle excavations 1905-1911

Place of Creation/Discovery:

Trimontium

Count:

1

Materials:

Bronze

Cultural Attribution:

Roman

Period:

Late 1st Century CE

Classification:

Tableware

Rights:

In Copyright- National Museums Scotland