Wall sherd

Description

Ceramic wall sherd from a bowl, Samian ware, probably Antonine, Romano-British, from Mumrills, Falkirk, Stirlingshire

Museum reference

X.FRB 623.14

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Wall sherd

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Ceramic

Physical description

Ceramic; red fabric and core, hard red surface. Moulded, slipped, fired; ovolo band, three panels separated by barbotine beaded lines, one panel clear, one panel - head of male figure (cupid?), one panel - remains of medallion and figure; abraded

Collection place(s)

Mumrills, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

PSAS LXIII, 1929

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record