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Description: | Three rim sherds of Roman Samian Ware datable from the late 1st to mid-3rd centuries AD. Two of the sherds may be from the same vessel but are not conjoining. They both have trailed leaf decoration on the upper surface of their overhanging rims, although this has mostly been removed by abrasion to leave the 'ghost' of the pattern as patches without slip. They probably derive from a form 35 or 36 cup or dish datable to the 1st or 2nd century AD (Webster, 1996, 46). They have dull orange-brown slip and brown fabric containing frequent white flecks and probably derive from the central Gaul Lezoux region. They measure 45.24 x 20.45 x 3.78mm thick (7.21g); and 19.62 x 17.06 x 4.41mm thick (2.39g).The third sherd is from a beaded rim bowl. The slip is orange to orange-brown in colour and the fabric is light orange. It is not clear if large white particles on the surface of the fabric form part of the fabric or are concretions derived from the soil. The vessel may derive from the Trier area of East Gaul, datable from the 2nd to mid third centuries. The sherd measures 38.38 x 34.75 x 6.68mm thick (10.54g). The total assemblage weighs 20.06g.
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