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