Stamp number 486
Stamp No | 486 |
form | Platter |
fabric | TN |
excavation | Sheepen I |
context | 1930H&H |
present | Colchester Museum |
inventory | C30B25 |
vr_cat_no | 88 |
potter No | 140 |
Die No | 01A01 |
def | Y |
pos | C |
comment | Central. TN - pale fine matrix; dark B/G worn surfaces, no finish. Reading:- VIRIO[DAC]. Tall thin letters. No decoration. |
name1 | Viriodac |
name2 | |
comment | A large scale supplier of early TN to continental sites but so far rare in Britain. The use of one die suggests production over a short period in one location. DIE 01A01 FABRICS TN {TR} FORMS small platter {Cam 5 & 8} SOURCE import, Die at Trepail DATE DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I; Trier (TR 6) TR1C Cam 8; Titelberg (TI 5 & 8) TR1C Cam 8; Goblingen Nospelt, TR Cam 5; Fouches, TR am 8 . Same die-group Dalheim, TR Cam 7B; Lebach, TR; Luxembourg Museum, TR platter; Paris; Mainz, TR Cam 8; Niederhosenbach,TR; Bingen, TR Cam 8; Vechten; Stahl; Vertault; Melun; Paris |