Summary

Grille for filtering water supply, a circular disc of lead pierced with numerous holes, from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Accession Number

X.FRA 1130

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Part of a circular disc of lead pierced with numerous holes as if for use as a strainer. [MoS description] About the house. Heat, light and other needs. Water and drainage. (13) Grille for filtering water, Newstead. 80 - 180 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1915

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None