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ArchaeologySitefind / PotteryHMCMS:A1976.11.91Sitefind, Rhenish ware motto beaker with motto reading "VI(TV)LA" a roman term of endearment based on the latin word vitvla meaning a bull calf, equivalent term still used today in Germany fig 51, page 72, no 31, end of the 3rd century, found Cuckoo's Corner, Neatham, Alton, Hampshire, 1969 - 1970Visit Page
Rhenish ware is generally thought to be an early 3rd century import, although the Neatham deposits were probably not made until around the year 300. -
ArchaeologyBaselard / SitefindHMCMS:A1989.20The Titchfield Baselard was found while dredging the River Meon. Typical features are its double edge and the two equal-length cross pieces which give the hilt an ‘H’ shape. The grip has not survived ...Visit Page
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ArchaeologySitefind / PotteryHMCMS:A2005.50.89Sitefinds, Roman lamp, from excavation over two years on this Roman Villa in 2005 and 2006, Dunkirt Barn, Abbotts Ann Roman Villa, Abbotts Ann, HampshireVisit Page
The lucky lamp – the raised bump at the back is probably the vestige of a handle and the smaller bumps at the sides, echoes of decoration.
The lucky lamp – the raised bump at the back is probably the vestige of a handle and the smaller bumps at the sides, echoes of decoration. -
ArchaeologySitefind / PotteryHMCMS:BWM1965.426.6Sitefind, Roman small one handled Samian flagon in Central Gaulish Lezoux ware, with reconstructed handle. The form is uncommon but is probably of Antoinine date of around mid 2nd century, found in Pit II.13, layer 32. Excavations by Mary Oliver in 1965 prior to building at Oakridge revealed a large site with pits, enclosure ditches, field boundaries and a well. Occupation may have been continuous from the early Iron Age to the 4th century AD. The early Roman well was excavated to its total depth of 26.67m (87'6''). The shaft contained all kinds of material suggesting a ritual backfilling for the feature as well as the dumping of rubbish.excavated Oakridge II Estate, Basingstoke, Hampshire.Visit Page
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ArchaeologySitefind / PotteryHMCMS:A1988.37.5Made in central Gaul during the antonine period, mid 2nd century an old object when placed in the grave form Dragendorff 31 This is a well-known style of early Roman ware – a samian dish. These glossy ...Visit Page
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Archaeology medievalSitefind / IvoryHMCMS:A1998.20This is a rare and important survival of a Christian devotional object dating from the early 14th century. It was unearthed in the “Nun’s burial ground” at Romsey Abbey during excavations by ...Visit Page