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southeast of Gaul, in particular along the Rhône Valley and
in Provence. This paper, however, specifically compares the
wares in question with similar products of the New Forest and Oxfordshire
industries, and with ‘céramique à l’éponge’, and their similarities
with the products of other Romano-British industries can be seen in the
following two papers in the same volume (see entry nos. 629 & 661). The
chemical analyses successfully separate the two types, ‘claire B’ and
‘luisante’, into material from two sources, the former being the Rhône
Valley, and the latter being the Savoie region to the east. It is evident
that all of the wares discussed may be said to form a substantial part of
the answer to the question of what became of samian manufacturing after the
end of Central Gaulish domination. |
slim, the study of the distribution and chronology of the
wares and the stamps can used remarkably effectively to show the relative
independence of particular potters, in terms of their marketing methods.
That some obviously sold only to local markets, while others sold to
long-distance merchants, can be seen through their comparative
distributions, which tended to be either fairly scattered, in Italy and
southern Gaul. or concentrated, in northern Gaul and Germany. This is an
important paper for all students of marketing and trade. 618 Fernández García, M I, ‘En torno a una forma decorada de sigillata hispánica de Andújar la forma decorada hemisférica’, Société Francaise d’Etude de La Céramique Antique en Gaule, Actes du Congrès de Toulouse, 9-11 mai 1986, 1986, 163-166. exc/ptp/Claudian-Neronian/usf tsg/tss A short paper on a local production of samian in southern Spain: the forms presented are of hemispherical bowls thought to pre- date Drag form 37. These are mould-decorated in a style not dissimilar to South Gaulish Dr 29’s, but the form is something of a cross between a Ritterling form 8 and a rounded Dr 37. There are no ovolos, and no illustrated stamps, although two potters names are mentioned in the text. 619 Fiches, J-L, (ed), L’ Oppidum d’ Ambrusswn et son territoire, Monographie du Centre de Recherches Archéologiques no 2, Editions du CNRS, 1989. exc/opp/3rd BC-3rd AD+/usf amp/asg/ass/arr/tsg/pff A remarkably comprehensive, detailed and well-presented report on an oppidum which lies between Montpellier and Nîmes. The cover shows a infrared satellite photograph of the site, revealing the underlying archaeology much like crop-marks: this seems deliberately symbolic of a highly scientific approach which seems to infuse the entire report, which is nevertheless eminently readable and profusely illustrated. The pottery, although not a large part of the report, comprises a considerable range of wares, from arretine and fine wares of the 1st century BC through coarse wares of the 2nd century AD. Of most interest to British readers will be the amphora report by Fanette Laubenheimer (121- 128), which discusses in detail the relative importance, in each of the six main periods of the site, of amphora importations from Italy, Spain, Africa, Gaul and other sources, with the results presented in a series of useful graphs (unfortunately, however, no actual amphorae are illustrated). Obtainable from CNRS Centre de Recherches Archéologiques, Sophia Antipolis, 06565 Valbonne Cedex, France. 620 Fischer, C, ‘Verschiedene Firniswaren aus Nida-Heddernheim und Praunheim’, Fundberichte aus Hessen 19120, 1979/80, Festschrift U. Fischer (1980), 725-743. col,syn/ptp/lst-3rd ets/rhn-type/rgh/occ/rouletted beakers/moulds A short paper on an apparently diverse collection of vessels found at or near Frankfurt. There is a pair of Drag form 67 mould-decorated beakers/jars from La Madeleine; some Rheinzabem mould fragments found at Praunheim, along with similar sherds, called ‘Firnisware’, but not clearly distinguishable from samian; and a series of beakers, including roughcast, cornice-rimmed plain and folded beakers, a Trier-type beaker with long, narrow indentations, |
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