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Flagon neck, Carzield

Period:
Roman Period
Description:

Top fragment of a flagon or jar. Includes the rim, neck, partial shoulder and one handle. The clay is an orange matrix with black specks. The wide strap handle from near rim, going down to the to shoulder has a centre groove.                                              

The flagon was the standard household storage container for drinks.  This one was found just outside the fort at Carzield, and may have come from the civilian settlement which grew up around the fort.

 

Place of Discovery:
Carzield Roman fort
Dimensions:
height: 52 mm width (max): 120 mm diameter (rim): 75 mm
Source:
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Accession number:
DUMFM:1965.26.2
Digital Number:
RPD0193-195n
RCAHMS site record:
Carzield Roman Fort