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Description: | Approximately 195 fragments of samian ware. About 25% are rim shards, 20% are base shards and 55% are wall shards. Approximately 20 of the shads have complicated relief decoration that similar of exactly the same as examples that were found in nearby Sea Mills Excavation (Bennett, 1985, 33-36), all of which were dated to the 1st-2nd century. There are a numbers of example that have makes marks, of which two are clearly visible O.FRVC[...] which is dated to 55-80 AD and manufactured in southern Gaul at La Graufesenque. The second is O.FVRTV, dated to 40-80AD also from La Graufesenque.Bennet J, 1985, Sea Mills The roman Town of Abonae, City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Monograph number 3.
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