Bowl (Piece)

This piece of a samian ware bowl was found during excavations at the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used sometime between 140 and 180 AD.

The bowl is decorated with a scene showing a man on horseback with a lance hunting a stag. The manufacturer's name 'CINNAMI' is stamped on the bowl.

Roman soldiers enjoyed hunting and fishing for sport. Hunting scenes are depicted on various Roman objects.

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Online ID:	000-100-037-383-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.FRA 1325
Date:	Between 140 and 180 AD
Material:	Samian ware; decorated with a galloping horseman and stag; stamped
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What:	Pottery / bowl / fragment
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Who:	Newstead Collection
Where:	Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
Event:
Description:	Fragment of a bowl of Samian ware decorated with a man hunting a stag, stamped to indicate manufacturer, from Newstead
References:	Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, pp 224, 225, fig. 7.
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