LANCUM-49AF91: Roman Samian Vessel Sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: LANCUM-49AF91

Object type certainty: Certain
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Body sherd of a Roman Samian ware vessel, probably off a vessel of Dragendorff 37 form. The remains of the moulded decoration on the obverse display a female (dancer?) holding a circular plate or similar over her head.

Notes:

This pot sherd is one of over two hundred collected by the amateur archaeologist Ernie Pickering in the early 20th Century. It was left with Lancashire Museums County Service.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 70
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 15.18 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1950

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Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: Kirkham 94

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Fylde (District)
To be known as: Kirkham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Built over

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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