Samian ware bowl

3D Model

This near complete cylindrical bowl is made of terra sigillata, commonly known as Samian ware. Terra sigillata is famous for its red glaze, an effect produced by colouring ordinary glass with red iron oxide, finely ground, and mixed in a thin water slip solution. When fired, the moulded and incised ornaments on the vessels remain visible and distinguishable through the delicate glaze.

This bowl was found at the Roman town of Calleva, near Silchester, during excavations by the Society of Antiquaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Height = 12 cm

Object number REDMG : 1995.81.1

3D scanned on 10 January 2024, by Steven Dey, ThinkSee3D Ltd