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Roman samian bowl, decorated
Plain, somewhat narrow, rim with fluting above the ovolo, which has a three pronged terminal. Panel decoration, demarcated by coarse wavy lines, with occasional rosetted and corner-tendrils at the junctures. The ornamentation consists of :- (1) Cruciform ornament. (2) Diana and small Hind (D.63) (3) In divided panel (a) Festoon with single tassel, containing a bird to L. with head turned back, a common South Gaulish type ; (b) Beneath the bird is seen a Dancing Pan (D.423) between two inverted tassels. (4) Victory pouring a libation (D.479). (5) In divided panel, (a) festoon as in No.3 containing the same bird, reversed. Beneath the bird, (b) traces of a satyr (D.253 & 352). (6) In upper compartment of a divided panel, a kneeling archer (D.168) and a fan-tailed plant. Poor glaze and workmanship.
Dr 37 is a hemispherical decorated bowl
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Site Name: Brecon Gaer, Powys