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ROMAN POTTERY FOUND IN BRITAIN. 
was made subsequently at Xanten, of very sandy clay, in fumed 
La Tene technique."' It attained its widest distribution in the 
Flavian-Trajan period (a.d. 69—117). 
In the time of Hadrian, the middle of the body becomes rounded 
and slightly protuberant, and the lower stage has a distinctly 
concave profile. Afterwards it was superseded gradually by other 
forms, in Britain by the straight-sided, and in Germany by those 
with sharply turned-in rims. 
Lceschcke, Haltcvn , V., p. 237, type 56, plate XX., 20; Abb. 31, 
12 (b.c. 11— a.d. 9). 
Poppelreuter and Hagen, Bonn. Jahvb. 114/5, p. 380, XXI. 3a. 
(Before a.d. 14), Cinerary urn. 
Ritterling, Hofheim , VI., 31 (a.d 40—60). 
Ritterlmg, Wiesbaden, XIII., 25 (a.d. 83 — 121). 
Drexel, Faimingen, XI., 20; XII., 3, 7 (a.d.- 100—240). 
Winkelmann, Pfilnz, ORL XIV., VII., 2 (a.d. 98—234). 
Behn, Rom. Kevamik, Form 234/5, Nos. 769, 830, 831. 
Wolff, Heddernlieim, grave field, XII., 7, p. 52 (a.d. 50— 133). 
Wolff, Heldenbergen, ORL XIII., plate III., 11 (a.d. 117—138). 
Behn, Rdm. Kevamik, Rheinhessen, No. 769, (1st half of III. Cent). 
Drexel, Stockstadt, ORL XXXIII., XB., p. 116, 2 (a.d. no—251 ). 
Jacobi, Saalbnrg, Abb. 63, 1 (a.d. ioo—250). 
Ward, Gellygaev, p. 77, X., 5 (end of I. to early II. Century). 
Gibson & Simpson, Poltross-buvn, p. 447, plate III., 1—6 (a.d. 
120—180). 
Curie, Newstead, p. 249, plate XLVII., type 37 (a.d. 80—100). 
Bosanquet, Homesteads, p. 297, Fig. 55, 9. 
Colchester Museum, Joslin Collection, grave group 89, 484. 
London, Guildhall Museum Cat., p. 84, No. 96, plate XLI., 6. 
Corbridge, from deep trenches of the early period (a.d. 75 — 100). 
20. Cheese-squeeze, in the form of a small dish with straight 
sloping sides, plain rim, and base divided into three con¬ 
centric grooves by three conical ridges about Jin. and a 
central hollow cone f ins. high. In each groove are three 
■Jin. holes triangularly arranged opposite the blanks in the 
grooves adjoining (not radially as shown in the drawing). 
Coarse, hard, dirty-grey clay. 
Height i {-i ins., diam. of rim 54 ins., base 44 ins. 
^Fragments and wasters of this type of vessel are now being found in great 
quantities, and the kilns where they were made uncovered at Holt near Chester. 
