A Roman ceramic body sherd from a Samian bowl of East Gaulish type dating c. AD140 - 260. This fragment has been badly burnt which has caused the fabric to turn grey and the slip dark grey\/black. This sherd is from a decorated Dragendorff 37 bowl. The decoration comprises a row of ovulus with a medallions below separated by a twisted rope motif. This is not black samian which Webster (1996:10) describes as \"a standard samian fabric with reduced surface (presumably achieved by altering the kiln atmosphere at the very end of the firing)\".<\/p>
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Dimensions: weight: 10.42g.<\/p>
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Identified by Jenny Hall, Senior Roman Curator, Museum of London.
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A Roman ceramic body sherd from a Samian bowl of East Gaulish type dating c. AD140 - 260. This fragment has been badly burnt which has caused the fabric to turn grey and the slip dark grey\/black. This sherd is from a decorated Dragendorff 37 bowl. The decoration comprises a row of ovulus with a medallions below separated by a twisted rope motif. This is not black samian which Webster (1996:10) describes as \"a standard samian fabric with reduced surface (presumably achieved by altering the kiln atmosphere at the very end of the firing)\".<\/p>
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Dimensions: weight: 10.42g.<\/p>
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Identified by Jenny Hall, Senior Roman Curator, Museum of London.
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