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VESSEL

Unique ID: WAW-66B04B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of the base of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture dating to AD 175 - 225. The fragment consists of the base of a vessel, probably a bowl or dish. The base has a diameter of 77.23 mm. The broken remains of the vessel then extend from the base which has a width of 108.4 mm at the widest point. On what would have been the inside of the vessel are what appears to be the letters XVVIVEX - the makers mark. The letters have pellets between them. The letters have been stamped horizontally and are contained within a circle of cross hatched incisions. The fragment has a mid orange colour with reddish-orange slip remaining in places.

Geoffrey Dannell, a Roman pottery specialist suggests "The dish looks as if it comes from one of the "East Gaulish" (German) kilnsites, like Rhinzabern, and may be a Walters 79R. Which should date it to the last quarter of C2 - first quarter C3".

The fragment measures: diameter: 108.4mm, 77.23 mm diameter of the base, thickness 6.44 mm Weight: 88.75 grams.

Notes:

Thanks are given to Samian Specialist Geoffrey Dannell who assissted with the identification and dating of this object.

Class: ceramic

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 175
Date to: Circa AD 225

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.44 mm
Weight: 88.75 g
Diameter: 108.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 31st December 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0950
Four figure Latitude: 52.1482149
Four figure longitude: -1.86988627
1:25K map: SP0950
1:10K map: SP05SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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