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Description: | Fragment of Roman Samian ware footring base, measuring 23.97x23.16mm and weighing 4.42g. The ring foot is 11mm high and 6.28mm thick.The original diameter of the footring would have been c.50mm. The edges of the vessel which it supported are broken beyond the edges of the footring, and the basal interior is stamped with the maker's mark IV.L.[ ], with the letter after the second . beginning with an upright. Unfortunately a break occurs beyond this. The lettering is a little worn and the dots are probably there, but not definitely. The L might also be an A.Stamps beginning IV.L. (or combinations of IVL and .) can be attributed to a number of potters, including IVLIVS (2), AD 70-95 at La Graufesenque, Banassac; IVLLVS (2), AD 60-120 at Montans; IVLIVS (3) AD 150-210 at Rheinzabern, Jebsheim. Stamps beginning IVA can be attributed to IVAVS and IVANIVS, both AD 140-160 at Rheinzabern and C.IVLIVS VASSILIVS, AD 70-100 at La Graufesenque, Banassac (www.terra-sigillata.org).A stamp was presumably used to identify the potter, perhaps as a form of quality control, to distinguish between workshops or possibly as an 'advertisement'. The dark colour of the slip and fabric could point to a South Gaul (La Graufesenque) workshop, although soil conditions may have affected the colour as we see it now (Webster, 1996, p.7, p.13-14).
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