Though these vessels were very competently made, they are heavy and somewhat coarse in form and finish compared with earlier Gaulish samian ware.
12.
The name Samian ware, often given to a kind of red pottery found wherever there are Roman settlements, has no scientific value.
13.
Five objects dating from around 150 AD, were inside including a glass jug with a Mediterranean stamp and samian ware dishes used for libations.
14.
The wares made in the Gaulish factories are often referred to by English-speaking archaeologists as "'samian ware " '.
15.
Romano-British artefacts have also been found in relation to these roundhouses, including two late Roman minimi and several shards of Samian ware.
16.
According to him, a " high degree of finish led to consider it as an imported ware or at least an imitation of the Roman Samian Ware ".
17.
In classical antiquity the island was a center of Ionian culture and luxury, renowned for its Samian wines and its red pottery ( called Samian ware by the Romans ).
18.
Finds from the excavations included a silver-plated bronze bowl, a large number of 3rd-and 4th-century coins, samian ware pottery, iron knives and tools.
19.
A Roman pit and occupation debris were discovered in 1954 in the village of Shapwick, which included Samian ware pottery, a bronze coin of Claudius, and a rim fragment of a mortarium.
20.
Like Samian ware, moulds were created by making a model of the desired shape ( whether through wood, wax, or metal ), which would then be pressed into a clay mould.
