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Roman samian bowl
A samian bowl sherd, form Dr37. A Southern Gaulish sherd of deep pink fabric and a red gloss in quite good condition. The moulding is not at all clear. The ovolo is a typical type with rounded triffid tip tongues and a blurred border. There is a double frieze with an upper festoon containing spirals.
Dr 37 is a hemispherical decorated bowl
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
56.214A/22.42
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field II, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1955 / Aug - Sep
Notes: Field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from Courtyard House (Civil Settlement). Context: at 64: in occupation next below gravel surface (?contemporary with boundary wall)
Acquisition
collected officially, 5/7/1956
Material
Samian
Location
In store
Categories
Dr 37Classification
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