Samian ware sherd

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Samian ware sherd

Entry/Object ID

E.2024.1

Description

Large sherd of Samian Ware glazed with rough semi circular sections, indicating extra decorations formally/ base sherd or neck sherd

Use

Pottery was used for a variety of purposes such as but not limited to: to store food and liquids, cook with, eat/drink from, decoration, and to hold cosmetics. This type of pottery was most likely associated with food and drink.

Context

Found during field walking at Trimontium.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Ceramic, Food Preparation & Storage

Acquisition

Accession

E.2024.1

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

72.6 mm

Depth

11.4 mm

Length

88 mm

Weight

45 g

Material

Ceramic

Color

Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Web Links and URLs

Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)