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Imported Pottery from Germany in Late Roman Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

Michael Fulford  and
Joanna Bird
Michael Fulford
Affiliation:
The University, Reading, and Institute of Archaeology, London
Joanna Bird
Affiliation:
The University, Reading, and Institute of Archaeology, London
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With the exception of stamped, red-slipped wares from the Argonne region of France, pottery imported from the Continent into late Roman Britain has received little attention. The object of this paper is to define and describe some types in Britain which appear to have originated in Germany. The vessels were first recognised during preparation of reports on Roman pottery from the Wallbrook, London, and Portchester Castle, Hampshire, and the closest parallels were to be found in the Rhineland. Petrological examination of these sherds in thin section and by heavy mineral analysis has defined two main categories of fabric, which accord geologically with the postulated origin. Further research in site- and museum-collections indicated the chronological and geographical distribution of these types in England: stratigraphical evidence, where available, points to a fourth-century date for importation, although in the Rhineland many of the forms originated in the late second and third centuries.

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Britannia , Volume 6 , November 1975 , pp. 171 - 181
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Copyright © Michael Fulford and Joanna Bird 1975. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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