Accession No
Z 14974 E
Description
Rim of mortarium in hard cream fabric with cream slip. Potter's stamp: IVS.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Wicken
Period
Roman 140-180 AD
Source
Hughes, McKenny T.
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 14974 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Mortarium Ware
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: From a gravel pit at Dimmock' s Cote, Upware. Found with and near skeletons
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
E Rim of mortarium in coarse pipe-clay fabric, stamped IVNIVS; Hartshill, Antonine
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Richard Chadwick studied potter's marks on several of MAA's mortaria 2023-2024: 'Potter's Mark: IVNIVS 2; Die no: 5?; Potter date: 140-180; Kiln group: MH'
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Inscription)
Read by Richard Chadwick: 'IVS'
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Richard Chadwick: 'Hard cream fabric with cream slip. One or two dark grit on flange. Stamp poorly impressed. Rim ~3.5cm diameter. MAH WH2'
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:311895
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