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Lost and Found... (Patreon)

Published:
2021-02-10 17:47:56
Imported:
2026-06

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It's a question that often comes up on Time Team: will they find anything? Well, we're pleased to report that our site contenders are already throwing up some interesting artefacts...

This bit of old pot, for example, was found at one of our potential sites. Any ideas what it could be?

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Lyn Howe

Samian ware.

Simon Piggott

Samian ware - seems well preserved with sharp edges

Carole Cox

Samian- unless a trick question. I need to re- visit Guys work on Samian ware.

Carl Thorpe

Yes.. but as I know the site in question and have held this actual sherd I shall remain mute ;)

Robert mWilson

I’m a fan of Time Team in Florida. Im a retired geologist who enjoys archeology. The pot shard in the picture resembles decorated Samian ware. If it is authentic Samian ware, it was imported from Gaul in the late First or Second century. I’m sure there were local copies made so it may be a domestic counterfeit, lol...

Phelim McIntyre

Samian ware, possibly a form D7 but not entirely sure.

April Keene

Oh a nice big bit of a Samian bowl indicating a high status Roman site and since it's so big it could be in undisturbed ground. You train us well wise ones!

Irene Daly

Please, can someone help me identify blue delft pottery shards found in a 18th Century whaling station in Salt Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands? I identified a piece of ‘pink’ pottery as being a shaving cream bowl, made by Eugene Rousell, in Philadelphia, USA between 1800-1852. I’m so thrilled to have ‘found’ a real antique! It was found near the Governor’s House (1790) on the island and may have belonged to one of the Governors, since it was a very expensive shaving cream.

Freda Bradley

Lucky man to have personally seen and held this piece.

Philippe Fuentes

Samian, first century from south of France... high status ceramic. so I would say it’s coming from a Roman villa.,,

Jennifer Barr Dougherty

This looks larger than any sherd of Samian I remember Time Team finding on one of their digs. Very cool.

Bob Junior

Clearly a broken fruit bowl ;)

jilly Davies

Looks like an extremely well preserved piece of a copy of a Samian bowl.

Melissa Rybb

Samian was my first thought. But then I thought what if it's a trick sherd, like local replica! Huuuuge sherd for Samian.

Mark Baker

Very crisp and sharp edges. I would go looking for the rest of the bowl as it has probably not travelled far. Context is king. I would want to know where it was found and the context before venturing an identification.

Paul Middleton

I would say samian ware and maybe a bowl or urn but I'm no expert.

William F. Campbell

I yield to Mr. Thorpe and everyone else. To me the exterior looks like samian but could also be a look alike. The size looks really large which may say a lot about the site it comes from. If it is imported from the continent, then the cost would have been substantial. If it is a look alike, the cost might be less but still high. Regardless, the episode where Ms. Lewis asked Dr. Geake the value of a coin seems appropriate. The answer was "It is not pocket change." The site is most likely really "high status." And, what a find!

Rich Tallent

Everything is always high status isn’t it. Archeologists in 2000 years will be finding old Tesco trolleys in an river bed and claiming high status. 😊

Kay Theriault

Samianware bowl...or a really big wine cup?

Terri

Samian of course fruit bowl in a posh Roman Villa?

Erica Long

Gorgeous, whatever it is :)

Robert Boudreau

The small, straight rim and wide area between rim and decoration would make me think late 1st century southern Gaul Samian, but the color doesn't look dark enough. The color looks more like a 2nd century central Gaul piece. Based on design I'm going to hazard it's a well-worn 1st century Samian, but I'm probably wrong.

Chris Hutton

The completed bowl looks the right size for my breakfast bowl. But none of mine are that worn!

Sue Tweedie

Agree with allo f the above

Mark Cooke

Decorated samion high Statius not been far big shard crisp edges. Not sure of date. Ask Guy but 1st 2nd century from abroad can’t remember name Gaul I think

Martha Berryman

Where is our Roman Expert, our clever Dr. Guy D.? Color & gloss resembling Samian wares. Estimate by hand-span the upper rim would be 4 or 5 multiples of 8 inches? Lower curve, again, finger span of 4 inches x 4 or 5, suggesting rapid curving to a footed base? Appearing shallow, again, that hand span depth, about 8 inches? Figure to visual left suggests a potential Harvest Activity, similar to scything or flinging grain harvest chaff? The center vertical figure is so indistinct, leading only to imagination, perhaps a female figure in swirls of robes holding an upright staff or grain stalk? Is the vague imprint to visual right a horse? Status or ritual is such an "eye of beholder"--other than it is beautiful, and such a large good condition shard is a delight! THANK YOU ORIGINALES TEAM for including your fans in the Site Wretling--we learn so much, for history & for 2021.

Dennis Wert

Patterned samian ware!!!!

Barry Davis

Aye, a fine piece of Samian. Sorry, channeling my inner Phil!

Maree Pavletich

Samian, lots of detail so I would say 1st century.

Joel Vander Weele

Samian ware / likely out of the 80Meter roman villa.

Ace

Not versed in Roman archaeology, but like what the others are saying, it appears to be a fragment of decorated Samian pottery- possibly something bowl-shaped. Anything other than that such as the size, or whether it is a replica or not, or is it from the continent or is it local I have no clue.

Martin Stephens

It’s interesting that the outside of the sherd is heavily worn across the raised pattern, yet the sherd is large and the breaks look fresh. Was it in use for a long time before being discarded, I wonder?

Glenn Garside

I suspect the female figure is Diana, and, after years of watching Time Team, it's obviously Samian ware. Sadly, I don't have Guy's 1988 book to look it up.

Diana L Burns

Yes, Samian ware. Know that from watching Tme Team & Paul Blinkhorn.

Nate

Definitely Samian ware. I'm curious what the circular motif on the right is.

Kathleen Garza

I vote for Niel to explain it. ;) At first I thought maybe a pot from Tim's beautiful porch broke. Then I thought of Guy, but I never completely comprehend him because he talks too fast. All I know is, I'm curious as to what it looked like whole, what it could have been used for, and where was it???

David Alexander

Definitely Samian, but that's as far as my knowledge goes.

Wiwikiwi

Looks like Samian ware to me too.

Beth

Not sure if it's Samian ware; it doesn't have much of a gloss, and the figures are pale cream instead of red-orange. I also don't think the figure is Diana; it might be a maenad (or rather a Bacchante, since this is Roman, not Greek). The vertical elements look like thyrsoi, and the shape that vaguely resembles a crescent moon (which I think is making the others think it's Diana) looks to me like a veil or other length of fabric. The partial figure on the right looks as if it might be one person sitting on the lap of another, possibly in the throes of dissipation. (Politely disagreeing with everyone else is a big part of Time Team, right?) The fragment is certainly Roman, and very, very posh. From the Bacchanalian theme of the decorations, I would make a wild guess that it's a bowl for mixing wine.

Maria

It looks very much like a nice piece of Samian

Noel Draper

Samian. Around 100 AD. Very similar to the one found in Kingsmead.

William F. Campbell

Can you imagine what a midden will look like in 2000 years with all that plastic....:-)....:-(.......

Lady of the Leaves

Imitation Samian, middle class status serving bowl. Made somewhere other than Italy.

Jon Colcord

I’m surprised they never show us the “ naughty Samian”! I mean c’mon, we had to to see Matt’s Roman behind once in technicolor! 😳

Zoe Propper

Amazing piece of Samian 🤩 wish I could see it in person.

"Blade" McMicking, D.I.

I find it delightful that Time Team has taught so many of us to confidently say, "Oh, look at the Samian ware!" Education in action, that! ^_^

Suze

Amazing survivor, great Roman find!!!

Larissa Spiker

One of those "big roman mixing bowls"