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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
1853,0502.104
Description
Sherd of Samian Ware bowl, foot complete but chipped. Maker's mark stamped in the centre. Dull glaze.
Cultures/periods
Romano-British
Production date
130-165
Production place
Made in:
Lezoux
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
London (England)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Gaulish Red Slip Ware
Type series
Dragendorff 27
Technique
stamped
glazed
terra sigillata
Dimensions
Diameter:
3.50 inches
(3 ½)
Height:
1.50 inches
(1 ½)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Roman Pottery (1908) Bibliography: ‘Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum’ (C.I.L.) vii. 1336, 618; Charles Roach Smith, ‘Illustrated Roman London’ (1859), p. 104; Charles Roach Smith, 'Catalogue of London Antiquities' (1854), p. 44; Charles Roach Smith, 'Collectanea Antiqua' (1848), i. p. 153; Schuermans, 3216. cf. C.I.L. xiii. 10010, 1249 for potter's stamp.
Bibliographic references
Roman Pottery / Catalogue of the Roman Pottery in the British Museum
(M.1878)
Terra Sigillata 5 / Volume 5 (L to MASCLUS I)
(p. 231, stamp 3b)
(Potter: Malluro i)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Chaffers
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
E B Price
Acquisition date
1853
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1853,0502.104