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Dartford District Archaeological Group (DDAG)
The Christopher St
John Breen Roman Pottery Archive - An aid to identifying
sherds from excavations
Pictures of
South
Gaulish Samian - Dr 16
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This sherd was found by Kevin Cox ( https://www.instagram.com/kevin.c.thamesmudlark/)
in London on the Thames foreshore. He has very kindly allowed me to use
his pictures to illustrate this example of an uncommon form from Roman
Britain. Jo Mills, a samian specialist, has viewed the
photographs of this sherd and has offered the following comments.
Form Dr 16 differs from the forms Dr 15/17 and Dr 17 in a
couple of significant ways. Dr 16 lacks much of the grooving common on
the outside wall of those vessels. Dr 16 has the internal quarter round
moulding which the Dr 17 doesn't. The external wall is
slightly curved in a S-shape
Samian Dr 16 body sherd - the internal
quarter round moulding Internally which the Dr 17 lacks
Date -
This form is generally Pre- to early Flavian (40-85AD)
(Background grid to pictures in cm
squares)
Samian Dr 16 body sherd - Date -
This form is generally Pre- to early Flavian (40-85AD)
(Background grid to pictures in cm
squares)
Samian Dr 16 profile of body sherd - external wall
rather more curved than on Dr 15/17
Date -
This form is generally Pre- to early Flavian (40-85AD)
(Scale in millimetres)
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| Samian Dr 15/17
wall, many grooves |
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Samian Dr 16
wall, very few grooves |
Samian Dr 16 Drawing
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