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Description: | One sherd of Samian ware/terra sigillata (Eastern Gaulish fabric). Oxidised orange fabric with some white flecks. The surfaces are covered with with a brownish-red, thin slip with a matt finish. The brown finish is probably due to a slight mis-firing reduction of the kiln The surfaces are quite abraded and chattered. A body sherd, probably from a Dragendorf 45 mortarium. The grits are white and quartzitic. The slip overlies them. Wheelmade. The fabric and form date this vessel to the mid to late 2nd century (AD 170- 230) (Webster, P. 1996, Roman Samian Pottery in Britain, CBA Practical Handbook in Archaeology 13, p. 14 and p. 116)Date: Early Roman - c. AD 170 - 230Weight: 4 g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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