Samian fragment

Name/Title

Samian fragment

Entry/Object ID

MEL5179

Description

Samian bowl base with incised circle decoration on inside.

Use

Used to serve food, could also be eaten off of.

Collection

Historic Environment Scotland

Category

Food Preparation & Storage, Samian ware

Acquisition

Accession

MEL5179

Source (if not Accessioned)

Historic Environment Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

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

85 mm

Depth

23 mm

Length

175 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Good