ESS-89D757: Fragment of Roman Samian ware from a Ludowici 36 vessel form

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Unique ID: ESS-89D757

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published

Fragment of Roman samian ware. This fragment represents a section of rim and small part of the body of a vessel of Ludowici 36 form. It is subtriangular in plan, 42.24mm long, 60.64mm wide and weighs 13.55g. It has a pink to orange fabric with the fragmentary remains of the red slip. It is probably part of a vessel imported from central Gaul in the 2nd century AD.See Hartley in Collingwood and Richmond, 1969, The archaeology of Roman Britain, page 247.

Class: Samian
Sub class: Dish (Ludowici 36)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42.24 mm
Width: 60.64 mm
Weight: 13.55 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: ID 3643

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
Parish or ward: Elmstead (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0723
Four figure Latitude: 51.867156
Four figure longitude: 1.005212
1:25K map: TM0723
1:10K map: TM02SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Collingwood, R.G. and Richmond, I.A.	1969	The Archaeology of Roman Britain	London	Methuen & Co. Ltd.	247	Ludowici 36

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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