Writing tablet

Description

Pine writing tablet, with the centre hollowed out to hold wax, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), mid 2nd century AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 710

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Writing tablet

Date

Mid 2nd century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Pine

Physical description

Wood, pine

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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