Carolynn McMillan
Samian05- "The Oldest Object You Can Find"- HMM
The broken base of a shattered Samian Ware bowl. This is Roman pottery made by Gaulish slaves in the first and second centuries AD. It is not actually glazed but has a burnished slip finish that makes it shine when it is in good condition. This piece was rescued from a spoil tip at a salvage archaeology site at Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, UK when a road was being altered. We found all sorts of shards that the archaeologists seemed not to be interested in! WE consider it a treasure though! It is not the OLDEST Object we have but it IS interesting.
For more ,OLDER objects, see my Treasures and Artifacts Album!
Samian05- "The Oldest Object You Can Find"- HMM
The broken base of a shattered Samian Ware bowl. This is Roman pottery made by Gaulish slaves in the first and second centuries AD. It is not actually glazed but has a burnished slip finish that makes it shine when it is in good condition. This piece was rescued from a spoil tip at a salvage archaeology site at Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, UK when a road was being altered. We found all sorts of shards that the archaeologists seemed not to be interested in! WE consider it a treasure though! It is not the OLDEST Object we have but it IS interesting.
For more ,OLDER objects, see my Treasures and Artifacts Album!