Roman

Samian ware fragments, Carzield

Description:

Three sherds of Samian pottery, from the Roman fort at Carzield.

This readily identifiable form of red pottery, decorated with patterns by being pressed in a mould, was made in Gaul (France) and Italy. It was high-quality tableware, particularly popular and widespread in the Western Roman Empire from about 50 BC to the early 3rd century AD.

Source:

Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura

Accession number:

DUMFM:1967.298.1 + 1955.97

Digital Number:

RPD0197