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5 unusual facts about Ancient Roman pottery


Ancient Roman pottery

The more typical Gallic production begins within the ceramic ateliers in Marseille during the late Augustan times.

The latter technique was particularly popular at the East Gaulish workshops of Rheinzabern, and was also widely used on other pottery types.

The first systematic classification of amphorae types was undertaken by the German scholar Heinrich Dressel.

Bourton-on-the-Water

Ancient Roman pottery and coins discovered in the village itself give clear evidence of extended Roman occupation.

Laneuveville-devant-Nancy

Laneuveville-devant-Nancy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, which includes the former commune of La Madeleine, notable for manufacturing terra sigillata Ancient Roman pottery.


Abundantia

Abundantia occurs in the context of Mithraic iconography on a vase from Lezoux, in the Roman province of Gallia Aquitania, which presents the most complete depiction of the act of bull-slaying that was central to the religion.

Castle Old Fort

The seventeenth century archaeologist Robert Plot reported findings of flint arrowheads, Roman pottery and Roman coins of Otho, Domitian and Nero, and the existence of a second entrance in the north west of the fort, in an area that has since been destroyed by quarrying.


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