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The VM_365 image for Day 183 shows a sherd of samian pottery from the excavations at the site of a Roman Buildings at Broadstairs<\/a> which has had a hole drilled through it, so that the vessel could be repaired.<\/p>\n The sherd is from a first century Dragendorf 37 form bowl. made at the La Graufesenque workshops in Southern Gaul. The decoration on the bowl showed a bead border with a running animal motif, but it\u00a0 was poorly impressed.<\/p>\n The vessel must have been broken at some point and the area represented by the\u00a0 sherd in the picture was drilled through so that a lead rivets\u00a0 could be used to repair it. Lead wire was passed through two holes and either joined in a loop, or the ends may have been cut off and hammered flat on the inside of the bowl.<\/p>\n Other Roman pottery from this site<\/a> has already featured in the VM_365 project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The VM_365 image for Day 183 shows a sherd of samian pottery from the excavations at the site of a Roman Buildings at Broadstairs which has had a hole drilled through it, so that the vessel could be repaired. The sherd is from a first century Dragendorf 37 form bowl. made at the La Graufesenque … Continue reading VM_365 Day 183 Repaired Roman Pottery<\/span>