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Roman samian bowl, decorated
Large and heavy example of a samian bowl (form Dr 37), hemispherical in shape and decorated. The bowl has been repaired in antiquity with lead rivets. The bowl is unstamped, but in the style of LAXTUCISSA. Central Gaulish. A.D. 150-180
Dr 37 is a hemispherical decorated bowl
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389A/17.1
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Notes: field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from the culvert. From the Civil Settlement.
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
diameter / mm:250
height / mm:145
Material
samian
Location
Caerleon: Case 19 Samian
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