File:A base sherd fragment from a Roman Gaulish Lezoux samian ware vessel dating to AD 150-185. (FindID 993457-1092983).jpg

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A base sherd fragment from a Roman Gaulish Lezoux samian ware vessel dating to AD 150-185.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2020-02-18 09:38:29
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A base sherd fragment from a Roman Gaulish Lezoux samian ware vessel dating to AD 150-185.
Description
English: A base sherd fragment from a Roman Gaulish Lezoux samian ware vessel dating to AD 150-185. The sherd consists of part of the floor of the vessel with makers stamp. The fabric is a buff orange colour and is fully oxidised. It is hard and exhibits frequent micaceous inclusions. The vessel has been coated in a dark orange slip which has been abraded in places. A maker's stamp MACRINI followed by a phallus as well as double incised rings all on the basal interior. This is the stamp of the potter Macrinus iii, who was working in Lezoux in the Antonine period.

Dimensions: length: 45.75mm; width: 49.66mm; thickness: 9.04mm; weight: 16.19g.

References: Oswald, F. and Pryce, T. Davies 1920. An introduction to the study of terra sigillata, London.

de la Bedoyere, G. 1988. Samian Ware. Shire Publications Ltd, Aylesbury.

Webster, P. 1996. Roman Samian Pottery in Britain. Practical Handbook in Archaeology 13. Council for British Archaeology, York.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 150 and 185
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FindIdentifier: 993457
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
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Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/993457
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Object location51° 29′ 33.36″ N, 0° 07′ 50.81″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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