Tonneau

Lyon (69) - Lugdunum, Musée et Théâtres romains

© Jean-Michel Degueule, Christain Thioc/Lugdunum

18 staves, 17 in fir and 1 in pine, and trace of an external vegetable ring (not preserved); groove at the base for the embedding of the bottom disappeared; locally, deposit of resin inside the staves; these bear three iron inscriptions.

Where to find it

Lyon (69) - Lugdunum, Musée et Théâtres romains
17 rue Cleberg

69005 Lyon

Commune of discovery

Locality

Rue du Docteur horand

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1993

Chief Scientist

BELLON, Catherine

Inventory number

2011.0.6

Scope

Economy and trade ➔ Handicrafts

Materials

Organic ➔ Wood

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Early Imperial [27 / 235]

Dimensions

H. 71 cm, d. 79 cm, 20 kg