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Roman samian bowl, decorated
Ovolo, with rosette terminal, bordered below by a wavy line. Rinceau decoration, composed of a large scroll, the lower concavities of which are filled with upright plant ornaments. (a) the stalks of the scroll terminate in rosettes and large pointed leaves with serrated borders. The body of th eleaf is plain, with the exception of a central mid-rib. A 'tendril union' composed of two astragali. (b) Two birds to R. and L. surmount the terminal rosettes. (c) In the concavities of the scroll are two upright plants composed of three striated leaves and curved laterals ending in rosettes. At the base of the plant is a large rosette. Beneath the plants are wavy lines ending in rosettes, with two birds vis a vis. (d) The remains of a boar to L. Good glaze and fair execution.
Dr 37 is a hemispherical decorated bowl
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Site Name: Brecon Gaer, Powys