Find Spot record MWX308 - Samian bowl, Weymouth

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Summary

A Roman bowl of Samian ware, said to have been found in Weymouth, in the collection of the Dorset County Museum. Nothing more is known about the exact location and circumstances of the find.

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Full Description

A Samian bowl "moulded to a double hollow within".. With the makers mark indistinct. Of Aurii. In the Dorset County Museum. Presented by H Owen. From Weymouth. <1>

No information was obtained during field investigation regarding the site where this bowl was found. H Owen could not be traced. <2>


<1> Oliver, V L, 1923, Pre-Roman and Roman Occupation of the Weymouth District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 40 (Article in serial). SWX1763.

A Samian bowl moulded to a double hollow within, with the makers mark indistinct. Of Aurii. In the Dorset County Museum. Presented by H Owen. From Weymouth.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 12-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

No information was obtained during field investigation regarding the site where this bowl was found. H Owen could not be traced.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451610 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Oliver, V L. 1923. Pre-Roman and Roman Occupation of the Weymouth District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 44. 40.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 12-AUG-54.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451610.

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Location

Grid reference SY 67975 79006 (point)
Map sheet SY67NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 527
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 16
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451610

Record last edited

Dec 9 2022 2:31PM

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