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  • This samianware bowl was reconstructed from pieces of pottery which were excavated at the Roman fort of Canovium during the 1920s. The bowl is decorated with figures which are thought to represent Hercules, Andromeda and Perseausas, such as seahorses. For further information see the excavation reports in 'Archaeologia Cambrensis' (1926-31).
Roman reconstructed samianware bowl
  • The finds in this photograph show fragments of a two handled jar, flagon, an oil bottle, and a Samian bowl. Some of these vessels were made locally, however the Samian bowl was imported from the continent where such vessels were mass-produced in moulds to meet the demands of the vast Roman markets.
Group of Roman finds, Abergavenny area
  • Mid 1st century oil lamp, probably imported from north Africa or the Middle East
Roman oil lamp, found in Abergavenny
  • These two pots (small inside large), excavated from a house site in Monnow Street, Monmouth, represent the first example found in northern Europe of a cooking process using un-slaked lime and water. Food sealed in the inner pot was cooked by the heat generated from the reaction between water and un-slaked lime in the space between the inner and outer pots. Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster and Lord of Monmouth described this method of cooking in his devotional book 'Le Livre de Seyntz Medecines' of 1354, noting that the slow cooking time gave a man time to walk between 'five and seven leagues'. Source: Display boards, Nelson Museum & Local History Centre.
Medieval lime-powered cooking pot [image 1 of 2]
  • Pitchers of this type were made on the banks of the River Avon and are found throughout Monmouthshire. This near complete example was rescued from a demolition site in Chepstow. Source: Display boards, Nelson Museum & Local History Centre.
12th century ceramic pitcher from Chepstow
Norman ceramic oil lamp