thesilicontribesman:The Staffordshire Moorland Pan or Llam Pan is a 2nd century CE enamelled pan mad
thesilicontribesman:The Staffordshire Moorland Pan or Llam Pan is a 2nd century CE enamelled pan made as a souvenir for Roman citizens that travelled to Hadrian’s Wall. Much like today, people travelled to the wall to see the edge of Empire and wanted a souvenir of their visit.The inscription round the rim is engraved and thenfilled with enamel. The upper lip names forts on the wall: MAIS (Bowness-on-Solway),COGGABATA (Drumburgh),VXELODVNVM (Stanwix),CAMMOGLANNA (Castlesteads).The final part: RIGORE VALI AELI DRACONIS, is more elusive in meaning, butrefers to the wall VALI, and probably a soldier DRACO. AELI may be part of hisname, but was also Hadrian’s family name, somay go with VALI, indicating that the Romans called the wall the “AelianWall”. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, 18.3.18.“I went to the Aelian Wall and all I got was this stupid bowl” -- source link