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writing-tablet
Object Type
writing-tablet
Museum number
2004,0501.43
Description
Wooden writing tablet; small fragment of an ink tablet, with three or four lines of abraded text on one side along the grain.
Cultures/periods
Romano-British
Production date
85-130
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Vindolanda
Materials
wood
Dimensions
Length:
51 millimetres
Width:
28 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Tab. Vindol. IV, 2 / The Vindolanda Writing-Tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses IV, Part 2)
(882)
(p. 135)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
The Vindolanda Trust
Acquisition date
2004
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
2004,0501.43
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
T01-51A