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Roman samian bowl, with graffito
A Central Gaulish (Lezoux) Dr31R bowl sherd with graffito on the body near the footring. It reads ]RTVN. The graffito is the right way up only when the vessel is inverted. Probably a late Antonine bowl AD 160-200.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
56.214A/29.2
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: From the silt of the gully inside the boundary wall of the military parade ground.
Acquisition
collected officially, 5/7/1956
Material
Samian
Location
In store
Categories
Dr 31RClassification
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