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