Stamp number 436

Stamp No 436
form Platter
fabric TR 1C
excavation Sheepen II
context 136
present Colchester Museum
inventory Pit 136 2
vr_cat_no CN46
potter No 46
Die No 01A01
def Y
pos C
comment Central. TR1C - smooth orange matrix; darker slip; polished upper, matt lower. Reading:- RELA[N] or BELAN; REL<SA>N or BEL<SA>N.; 1. 1 BRW

name1 Rel(s)an '
name2 Bel(s)an
comment Uncertain name, the reading can be - RELAN or BELAN, RELSAN or BELSAN. The initial letter joins the border and so can be read as R or B. Letter A with bar to the right appears to be ligatured to a previous S but it can be interpreted as cursive curled A
DIE 01A01
FABRICS TN, TR1C
FORMS small platters
SOURCE import
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Prae Wood; Sheepen I & II.
Same die group Hunnerberg. BELAN occurs at Haltern.

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