Finds from the excavation of Eccles Roman Villa, Kent

Roman Pottery Samian stamps from excavations at Eccles Roman Villa

Alec Detsicas who directed the excavations at Eccles took a great interest in the Samian ware that was found there. Alec was introduced to Samian studies by Eric Birley at Corbridge, eventually becoming a recognised expert in his own right. He became the Secretary of the Study Group for Roman Pottery (SGRP) on its formation and would have met and discussed his Samian with Brian Hartley. Eventually Alec sent information on some fifty-seven stamps to Brian Hartley for the Leeds Archive. Information on the stamps can now be found on the website of Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum website at https://www1.rgzm.de/samian/home/frames.htm  There are many books available on samian ware (see Suggested reading) and the excellent website Potsherd by Paul Tyers. For pictures of Samian Ware fabrics visit the Christopher St John Breen Roman Pottery Archive 
  These photographs were taken in March and April 2013. I would prepare the sherds with labels, Thierry would take the pictures and Annie Biot, both  of FRAG would pack them away safely in individual bags with labels see pictures of work

Advocisus   2a	Africanus ii   1a	Albinus iii   4a	Albucius i   6h	Anninus ii   6a
Balbinus   1b	Beliniccus iii   2a	Bellus ii   3a	Belsa (Arvenicus)?   1a	Belsa (Arvenicus)?   3a
Borillus i   5b	Buccius   2a	Butturrus   2a	Buturo   1a	Caddiro(nus)?   1a
Caldenio   4a	Cambus i   2a	Chresimus   4e	Chinnamus ii   1a	Cintugenus   3a
Cobnertus ii   1a	Cotto ii   1a	Criciro v   4a	Dagmoarus   4c	Darra (Darrantus)?   2a
Diogenes (Diogenus)?   1a	Dometos   2a	Domitus i   1b	Evanus?   2a	Iulianus iii  3b
L. Cosius Virillis   6c	L. Tr-Masculus   11a	Lucceius i   1f	Lupus iii   2f	Magnus ii   4a
Malliacus   1a	Mattus ii   4a	Moxsius v (Mocius)   2a	Passenus (Passienus) 5a	Pateratus   1a
Paullus iv   5a	Peculiaris i   5a	Pisttilus   4	Quintus iv   2a	Reburrus ii   4c
Reginus iv   5d	Rufus iv   1a	Santianus   1a	Saxamus   1b	Severus vi   3d
Sinturo (Sinturus)   3b	Sulpicius   1b	Suobendo   2a	Surburo (Surburus)?   3a	Vitalis ii   23b"
Name Marked Vessels
l. Immunius/Immunus MS1-a		Modestus i   9b

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