| Accession_Number | TEMP.2005.8.1 | ||||||||
| Shape | Bowl | ||||||||
| Shape_description | Fragment of an opened vessel, form 'Dragendorff 29' (according to M. Fulford) | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Samian | ||||||||
| Fabric_description | Orange | ||||||||
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| Decoration | Decoration in relief: On lower part of wall is a frieze including two tall birds (cranes?), the first in 3/4-view to left with wings outspread and head turned to the right, the second advancing profile to the left. They are enclosed in a rectangle outlined with relief dots. Below a row of relief dots, on lower part of body, is a floral frieze, consisting of inverted lotus buds, tendrils, and rising acanthus leaves. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Single hexagonal fragment broken on all sides. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Sigillata | ||||||||
| Provenance | From the kiln at La Graufesenque | ||||||||
| Period | Roman | ||||||||
| Date | AD 50-100 | ||||||||
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| Comparanda | See http://www.potsherd.uklinux.net/atlas/Ware/SGTS | ||||||||
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| Location | Timeline 3 top | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Kinsey; Joana Varela | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 17.01.2006; 05.04.2017 |
