Summary

Two decorated samian sherds of Dr 37 in the Lezoux-Central Gaulish style of either Casuvius or Doecus, probably c. 160 - 200 AD, late Antonine, Roman, Newstead, Roxburghshire

Accession Number

X.2009.12.359

Other references

Original description

Part of a collection of fieldwalking finds made by Walter Elliot. ARCH DB 2000/103. ARCH TTNC 2000/11. N.B. X.2009.12.254 (X.FJ 199) is not from Newstead (glass bead from Rink, Selkirk), nor is X.2009.12.278.1 (X.BMA 4569) a collection of flint tools and flakes from Kalemouth, Roxburghshire (NT 714 276). X.FRA 6001 Short Description: samian, Dr 37, late Antonine. Description: 2 decorated samian sherds of Dr 37 in the Lezoux-Central Gaulish style of either Casuvius or Doecus. Probably c.160-200 AD (notes by Brian Hartley). Envelope says three sherds present, but only 2 found in 2012 when registering it. Newstead, Walter Elliot Collection. F. Hunter note, 2013-10-30: Roman.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Fieldwalking

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

2009

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Elliot collection

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None