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Roman pottery beaker
Large, roughcast beaker with a dark coloured slip surface
Pottery beaker with ‘roughcast’ finish. 150-400 CE. It was made in the Nene Valley, Cambridgeshire, and found at Segontium, Caernarfon, north Wales.
The Romans mass-produced pottery and developed large production centres in Britain such as in the Nene Valley, to supply military and civilian markets.
SC3.4
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
23.292/16.8
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1920-1923
Acquisition
donation, 10/10/1936
Measurements
diameter / mm:113 [at rim]
height / mm:137
weight / g:378.8
Techniques
Colour-coated
Ceramic Surface Finish
Material
Pottery
Location
location verified by EMC
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