Roman cheese press
© Museum of London
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Greyware circular straight-sided bowl, incomplete and heavily restored. Used for straining the whey from cheese. The surviving section consists of the base which has two concentric ridges and a central dome and ten neatly-rounded perforations interspersed between the ridges. This cheese press was found at Threadneedle Street, London.
Date
43 BC - 450 AD
Image Number
000314