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Among other pottery was found the top of a wine jar of brown 

 ware. These ' Amphorae " were usually of the capacity of about 

 four gallons j they tapered towards the bottom into a rounded, top- 

 like base, by which the jars were placed in hollowed stands or 

 tables of wood, for the convenience of pouring. The following cut 

 will well illustrate this form : 



FIG. E. ROMAN AMl'HOUA, OR WINE JAR. 



Sometimes the maker's name is stamped on one of the handles, but 

 the example found at Thornford was not sufficiently perfect to 

 determine this point. It will, however, serve to illustrate the fact 

 that the dwellers at this second-rate villa were not without their 

 comforts. Pottery of various kinds is found intermixed with 

 Roman debris, such as vessels of red, grey, black, or other common 

 clay forms, of which the many different lips will show their variety 

 of pattern ; while their colour is due to a different method of treat- 

 ment, or of baking the clay. 



