Stone bowl
This large bowl is called a ‘mortar’ and was used for preparing food. It is made from a type of stone found in south Somerset and was probably sold by a trader in the Roman town of Exeter.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 859/1989/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- stonesandstone
- Common Name
- stone bowl
- Simple Name
- mortar
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 175
- Production Year High
- 200
