Samian ware fragment

© Trimontium Trust

© Trimontium Trust

Name/Title

Samian ware fragment

Entry/Object ID

E.2023.38

Description

Samian ware rimsherd fragment with lion relief decoration. Part of the Anstey Collection.

Use

Used to store and serve food from.

Collection

Trimontium Trust, Anstey Collection

Category

Pottery, Samian ware
Food Preparation & Storage

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John Anstey

Notes

Anstey collection donated to museum in 2005 by wife of John Anstey, Rosemary Burton.

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Notes

Probably from North Africa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pottery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Factory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Industrial Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

Samian ware

Dimensions

Width

35 mm

Depth

8 mm

Length

55 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donation