Examples of Roman Samian ware (Terra Sigillata).‘Samian ware’ is a type of mould-made po
Examples of Roman Samian ware (Terra Sigillata).‘Samian ware’ is a type of mould-made pottery, and was the standard fine table ware of the Roman world during the early empire.The 2nd image is a close up of the 1st bowl shown. Depicting hunting scenes, this piece of pottery was found in Kingsmead Quarry (Horton, England), and dates to about 120-145 CE. The mounded decoration in the 3rd image comes from a bowl found during excavations at the former County Hospital, Dorchester, Dorset (England). Next is a 1st century bowl found nearby at Greyhound Yard, and can now be viewed at the Dorset County Museum.A Samian pottery stamp can be seen in the last image. It reads C.ATVLLVS with the ‘s’ reversed. As Wessex Archaeology note: “this is thought to relate to Catullus VI, a potter working in Trier, Western Germany during the second and third centuries AD. This is the inscription from one of two identical pieces of Samian ware discovered by the crew of the Arco Beck.”All artefacts courtesy of Wessex Archaeology, via their Flickr page: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. -- source link
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