Stamp number 451

Stamp No 451
form Cam 56
fabric TR 1C
excavation Sheepen I
context 1932H&H
present Colchester Museum
inventory C32BS40
vr_cat_no 113
potter No 56
Die No 06E01
def Y
pos C
comment Die 06E01 - S<MR><E(rev)T>. Two ligatures and E reversed.
Cam 56AL - groove below carination. TR1C orange matrix; polished upper faceted lower. Reading:- S<MR><E(rev)T>. Two ligatures and E reversed. 1. 1 IC.

name1 Smertuccos**
name2
comment NA FABRIC D 14202P.
Clearly a major producer of TR judging by the number of dies and range of die-styles. According to an entry in the register of the Colchester & Essex Museum, a 1-line stamp and a 2-line die are recorded at Rheims in CIL.
DIES 01A01, 02B01, 03A01, 05C0, 06E01, 08D01
DIE-STYLES 5 extremely varied styles from the formal letters of Die 01A01 to the apparent jumbled and ligatured cursive Die 08D01. No other potter has quite such a varied range.

Die 01A01 - SMERT / VCCOS
FABRICS TR1B
FORMS Cam 53, small platter
SOURCE Rheims
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I(2)

Die 02B01 - SMERTV.
FABRICS TR1B, TR1C
FORMS small & large platters
SOURCE Rheims, CIL vol xiii, part iii, p367, no 1823 and Die 02A01 at 1970-1 Kiln
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Braughing (3); Sheepen I; Rheims 1970-1 Kiln; Noyelles-Godault, TR Cam 7C; Alesia (VT272) TR (2); Luxembourg Museum TR platter.

Die 03A01 - SMERT
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 7/8, large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I (2), Stanway Ritual deposit

Die 05C01 - S<ME>RT
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 3, large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I (2)

Die 06E01 - S<MR><E(rev)T>. Two ligatures and E reversed.
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 56
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I

Die 08D01 - <MS>RETV[..]. One ligature
FABRICS TR1A
FORMS large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Braughing

NA FABRIC D 14202P.
Clearly a major producer of TR judging by the number of dies and range of die-styles. According to an entry in the register of the Colchester & Essex Museum, a 1-line stamp and a 2-line die are recorded at Rheims in CIL.
DIES 01A01, 02B01, 03A01, 05C0, 06E01, 08D01
DIE-STYLES 5 extremely varied styles from the formal letters of Die 01A01 to the apparent jumbled and ligatured cursive Die 08D01. No other potter has quite such a varied range.

Die 01A01 - SMERT / VCCOS
FABRICS TR1B
FORMS Cam 53, small platter
SOURCE Rheims; CIL vol xiii, part iii, p367 no 1823 lists a die reading SMERT / VCCOS
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I(2)

Die 02B01 - SMERTV.
FABRICS TR1B, TR1C
FORMS small & large platters
SOURCE Rheims, CIL vol xiii, part iii, p367, no 1823 and Die 02A01 at 1970-1 Kiln
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Braughing (3); Sheepen I; Rheims 1970-1 Kiln; Noyelles-Godault, TR Cam 7C; Alesia (VT272) TR (2); Luxembourg Museum TR platter.

Die 03A01 - SMERT
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 7/8, large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I (2), Stanway Ritual deposit

Die 05C01 - S<ME>RT
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 3, large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I (2)

Die 06E01 - S<MR><E(rev)T>. Two ligatures and E reversed.
FABRICS TR1C
FORMS Cam 56
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I

Die 08D01 - <MS>RETV[..]. One ligature
FABRICS TR1A
FORMS large platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Braughing





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