PLATE I I.-Pieces of five or six bowls of this type (standard Form 38, nearly) of red coated ware were found. In two cases the overhanging rims were ornamented with scroll patterns in white slip; the pattern on one of these is shown on fig. 7; on the other rim the pattern was too indistinct to be made out. One bowl of this type with pattern in white slip on the overhanging rim, as shown in this figure, is of very hard grey ware (it gives a ringing sound when struck) with a purplish brown metallic coating. New Forest ware? 2.-One piece of a bowl of this type of red coated ware (standard Form 45 nearly) was found; on the upright rim it has a pattern in white slip, as shown. 3.-The majority of the red coated ware, however ornamented, is of this type of bowl (approximating to standard Form 29), with a sharp keel or angle round the body. 4. Two or three pieces of red coated ware seem to have belonged to bowls of this type. (Approximating to standard Form 67.) 5.- Fragments of three or four beakers of this type were found, all apparently of New Forest ware, but none of red coated ware. One beaker of hard grey ware with purplish coating has white slip ornament, as shown in the illustration. 6. Two or three beakers of pinkish ware brown-coated, of this type occurred. New Forest ware? 7.-See fig. 1. 8-11.-Rim sections of mortaria. Fragments of at least ten mortaria were found. PLATE II. 1.-Fragment of bowl. Roulette notching below rim; round shoulder a raised band or cordon with series of quarter rosettes, below this demirosettes stamped across two raised bands; apparently the same stamp was used to get the quarter and demi-rosettes, and as it was not held with sufficient care every now and then the demi rosette appears instead of the quarter rosette on the upper band, the lower half of the stamp encroaching on the plain surface. Rim diam. about 6in. Form nearly that of fig. 4, Pl. I. 2.-Fragment of small bowl with stamped demi-rosettes, ware thin with the impression of the stamping showing on the inside; moulded rim. Rim diam. about 6in. Form nearly as fig. 3, Pl. I. 3.—Fragment of small bowl with stamped demi-rosettes, ware thin. showing impression of the stamps on the inside. Rim diam, about 4žin. Form nearly as fig. 3, Pl. I. 4. Fragment of small bowl with fine roulette notching. Form nearly that of fig. 3, Pl. 1. 5. 6. 7. 8.-Fragments of bowls with stamped rosettes and demirosettes. All these are of red coated ware with the exception of fig. 6, which is of pinkish ware with a pale brown coating, probably New Forest ware. PLATE III. Figs. 1 to 8 are of red coated ware. 1.-Fragment of bowl with scroll pattern in white slip and roulette notching below rim and angle of body. Rim diam. about 5in. Form approximately as fig. 3, Pl. I. 2.—Similar bowl without roulette notching. 3. 4. 5. 6.-Fragments of similar bowls. 7.-Piece of a bowl ornamented with large dots in white slip and a raised moulding an inch below the rim. Facets on the moulding and rim have been ground down flat and smooth. Rim diam. about 7in. Form perhaps nearly that of fig. 3, Pl. I., but the upper part from angle to rim is deeper than in the other examples. 8.-Piece of a small bowl with stamped circles. Rim diam. about 4in. Form nearly as fig. 3. Pl. 1. 9.-Fragment of a vessel with stamped ornament of pinkish ware with light brown coating. Perhaps part of a beaker approximating to fig. 5, Pl. 1. New Forest ware. For similar pattern see "Ashley Rails," Pl. V.. 4. 10.-Piece of a bowl of "Marne ware ornamented with sunken squares. Apparently of the standard Form 37. This is the only piece of this kind of ware from the site. It is harder, better baked, and of a rather more orange tinge than the red coated wares. Marne ware is described as a poor and late kind of Samian (terra sigillata) made in Gallia Belgica (the Marne district of northern France, from whence it derives its name) in the 4th contury A.D. It seems to be rarely found in Britain. There are several bowls of this ware in the Morel Collection in the British Museum from the Marne district, one with the sunken square pattern similar to our fragment (Cat. of Roman Pottery, M180, p. 80); only three fragments in the British Museum are catalogued (1908) as having been found in Britain, one of these also has the sunken square ornament. (M2461, p. 395). Fragments have also been found at Silchester and Pevensey. See Pottery found at Silchester, p. 99, Sussex Arch. Soc. Coll. LII., p. 92. and for a general description Les Vases ornes de la Gaule Romaine, vol. II., p. 325. PLATE IV. 1.-Part of a large pitcher of grey ware with lines drawn with a blunt point on the soft clay radiating from the neck down over the shoulder. Diam. of rim 3in. 2.-Piece of thick grey ware with combed lines. 3.-Rim fragment of vessel (a jar ?) of black ware with combed lines on unpolished surface, contrasting with highly polished zones. 4. 5.-Two bases of beakers, characteristic of late 4th or early 5th century date, of pinkish ware, brown coated. New Forest ware ? 6.--Fragment of cooking pot? of coarse grey gritted ware. This is an uncommon type in Wilts and only two pieces were found in the well. It has been described as a typical 4th century domestic ware in the northern part of the British Province; a similar ware has been found at Wroxeter. See "The Roman Fort at Huntcliffe, near Saltburne," in Journal of Roman Studies, vol. II., Pt. 2, p. 228. 7.-Handle of grey ware. 8.-Piece of large bowl of red coated ware with moulded rim and roulette notching. Form apparently nearly that of fig. 3, Pl. I. OTHER WARES. SAMIAN WARE. Eleven fragments of what may be true Samian (terra sigillata) were found; they are all very small and characterless except one small rim piece with egg and tassel ornament; included are pieces of two bases, one has been in a fire and discoloured to a chocolate brown. It would seem that this Samian must be rather earlier in date than the bulk of the other pottery from the well. NEW FOREST WARE. Pieces of at least three of the characteristic "thumb pots" of grey ware (clay yellowish where imperfectly burnt), coated with dull purplish wash. Pieces of several beakers (see Pl. I.. 5, 6), some with slight roulette notchings. Fragment of pinkish ware, with brown coating, with " imbricated" or "scale" ornament. One fragment of grey ware, brown coated, with tips of two leaves " en barbotine." See also Pl. II., 6 and note. COARSE POTTERY. It is difficult to say much about the coarse ware as it is all too fragmentary to determine the forms of the vessels except roughly and from analogy, but the following well-known types are recognisable : Shallow basins with flanged rims (about ten in number), of grey to black fumed ware, one or two with "scribble" pattern. Pl. I., 9—11. Shallow bowls with simple upright rims; perhaps five in number. Grey to black ware, as above. One fragment of a large cover of grey ware. Fragments of various jars (ollae) of "Upchurch" type; with overhanging rims and some scored trellis pattern round body, generally of grey to black fumed ware, a few of pale brown ware; all too fragmentary to determine the forms with any exactitude. Some pieces of very thick heavy coarse pottery with clumsy beaded rims, apparently parts of large storage vessels. 160 THE SIXTY-SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE WILTSHIRE ARCHEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, HELD AT DEVIZES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE President of the Royal Archaeological Institute :- W. HEWARD BELL, Esq., F.G.S., F.S.A. TUESDAY, JULY 20TH. The proceedings of the Meeting1 began at Salisbury, where the motor char-a-bancs from Devizes, conveying the Wiltshire Members, met the Members of the Institute arriving by train from London at 10.15 a.m., and at once left for Old Sarum, where Mr. J. J. Hammond, the Secretary of the Local Committee for the Excavations, conducted the party round the site, showed them everything, and explained it all admirably. Leaving Old Sarum at 12.30 the cars took the party to Amesbury, where they lunched at the George Hotel, leaving for Stonehenge at 2 pm. At 2.30 the party was taken in charge by Colonel W. Hawley, F.S.A., who had been in resiresidence on the spot for some months superintending the excavations on behalf of the Society of Antiquaries, whilst the great work of jacking and pulling the great uprights of the outer circle back to their original positions, and concreting their bases, has been carried on by the Board of Works. At the date of the visit two of the uprights had already been dealt with and their impost replaced, the turf had been re-laid round their bases, and there was nothing whatever to show that they rested now secure as they never were before, in a solid base of concrete, whilst four other uprights were bound up in their cradles of timber, and their imposts, also in cradles of timber, had been lifted off and were lying on the ground. The slaughter stone was fully exposed, and round the circumference, just inside the earthen bank, was the circle of basin-shaped holes which, since Aubrey drew his map in 1666, nobody had dreamed of, until Mr. R. S. Newall most happily conceived the idea of putting Aubrey's suggestion to the test, with the result that the holes have been found and partly excavated. Col. Hawley, in his address, said that he believed the work of making the tenons on the 1 The best and fullest description of the Meeting is given in The Wiltshire Gazette, July 22nd, 29th, Aug. 5th, 12th, and 19th, 1920. 2 Printed in full in Wiltshire Gazette, July 22nd, 1920. |