tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post111641035342989868..comments2023-11-02T15:31:22.535+00:00Comments on Michelle Styles:: Ducks, manuscripts and goalsMichelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-1116416123427519962005-05-18T12:35:00.000+01:002005-05-18T12:35:00.000+01:00Got to butt in here (sorry, I'm an archaeologist w...Got to butt in here (sorry, I'm an archaeologist with an interest in Roman ceramics). Samian is not glazed - it's a high gloss slip. If you ever write a 4th century story, don't mention it, as it went out of production by then to be replaced by perfectly serviceable British slipped wares. Yes, there might have been 'heirlooms' but the majority of it is in ground/rubbish pits by then.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned green glaze. It tends to be early and, in Britannia at least, relatively rare. It's not Samian, though I believe it does come from Gaul, if memory serves.<BR/><BR/>OK, OK, I'm going back to my hole now!Alex Bordessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360540101147770320noreply@blogger.com