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Dig One: Samian Ware – 3D Model (Patreon)

Published:
2021-10-29 19:40:36
Edited:
2022-03-25 10:55:34
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2026-06
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Some of you may remember a large and very interesting sherd of high status Samian ware previously discovered at the Iron Age Settlement in Cornwall. (We shared some low resolution images and video of this very early on in the process.)

We're now pleased to showcase that very same sherd as a 3D model in all its high definition glory. Check out the model on Sketchfab here:

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/gaulish-samian-ware-pottery-fragment-boden-6239ca1eff6c4873ad4e65dd991f35f6

We're aware that Sketchfab isn't compatible on everyone's devices, and so we have the same model rendered here in a short video clip. Enjoy!

Look out for more 3D models and a Sketchfab masterclass coming soon...

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3D Model of Samian Ware

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Comments

Carol Edwards

Thank you very much for the video clip. My system doesn't work with Sketchfab. Now I am finally able to see this magnificent sherd!

Stephanie Stewart

Just realized it looks like Wedgewood! Amazingly never noticed before.

Jon Colcord

So, the lady on the right. What’s she all about?

Robert Wise

Thanks for including the video clip … my iPadPro won’t load the full model from SketchFab, but the clip works just fine. That bit of Simian ware, looks awfully worn, rough and pitted. It seems more so than pottery from other TT digs?

Lynn Edwards

That's a HUGE sherd. Made, if I remember right (Ribchester programme?), by pressing clay into a pre-made mould.

Robin Goodfellow

Awesome! Running Android 8 and it works smoothly ❤️

Jennifer Melides

Any chance at an explanation about the figures

Janice M Moore

Any chance of a short lecture on Samianware? For those of us who are novices. I agree with the above commenter that these figures remind me of Wedgwood. No doubt because Wedgwood based their designs on Roman models.

Andreas Pryce

3D model works fine on my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with Android 9, using Google Chrome browser.

David Boon

Absolutely fantastic. What a find.

Trish Murphy

Looks like the glaze has decayed. Did they use chalk in the clay for the figurines? Some samian ware looks like there’s an outline of white around the decorative parts. Were those details fully white, as this chard before applying the red glaze? So many questions mostly because I know so little. Was this a mold or where the figures applied? Looking at the raw bottom edge it almost looks like a seam. I feel more ignorant with every sentence so I’ll stop know and wait for an expert ✌️💚

Donna Shelton

Lovely piece. It would be interesting to see a 3D model of a piece in better condition. I love the beauty of Samian Ware. Time Team did program in which a local potter replicated a bowl. That was absolutely fascinating. One of the very appreciable features in TT was the experimental archeology and the craftsmen and women who helped replicate objects.

Wolfgang Zenker

Mark Lund linked a video by Guy de la Bédoyère in an answer to Janice Moore a few questions up. I have now watched it and it anwers most of your questions and more.

Elaine P

Samian ware is just so beautiful. Interesting to finally be able to see a piece up close and cleaned up! Wondering if the discoloration on the inside reflects reaction with elements in the soil and/or residue, both, neither.... Thanks for posting this!

Kay Theriault

Very interesting! I wonder what tales this pot could tell with an analysis of its interior side?

Richard Gemmell

Do any of you know what the figures are and what they represent?

Susan Shepperd

The figures look like they are a different color of clay. You can see some of the lighter material in the cross section, if I'm not mistaken. Am I right? And if so, was this a common technique?

Donna Oglesby

Thinking of the history of all this, I can only imagine the people that this was made from and all those in which used this as well. Amazing that so much of this still survives..