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LOT 0677
Roman Terracotta Mortarium Fragments with Maker's Stamps in Tabula Ansata
2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 - 7 3/4 in. (707 grams total, 17.5-19.8 cm).
Two fragments of the returned rim of a mortarium, one with the convergent ribs for the pouring lip; each stamped with legend 'Q[I]V[S]-A / CRE[S]C = Quintus Iustius Crescens ?' in tabula ansata. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK, possibly from Lincolnshire.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Literature
See Darling, M.J., Roman Pottery from the Upper Defences, Lincoln Archaeological Trust. Monograph, 16/2, Council for British Archaeology for the Lincoln Archaeological Trust, London, (1984), pp.69-73, for similar.
Footnotes
Significant mortaria were manufactured at several sites in and around Lincoln during 2nd century A.D.; they had a wide distribution across northern England and southern Scotland. Quintus Iustius Crescens was active producer in Lincolnshire during 100-140 A.D.
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LOT 0677
Roman Terracotta Mortarium Fragments with Maker's Stamps in Tabula Ansata
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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