| Abbreviation/term | Term/term elaboration | Classification/explanation | Reference for form typology, or specific vessel , stamp index | General bibliographic reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetabulum | (Latin) | Vessel form - small bowl (for vinegar or sauce) | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol I.1, 22; Hilgers 1969, 33-34; Dannell 2006, 151-52 | ||
| ARS | African Red Slip Ware | Fabric type (see Appendix A) | Hayes 1972 | ||
| BB | Black burnished ware | Fabric type | Gillam 1957; 1976; Holbrook and Bidwell 1991 | ||
| Bet | Terra sigillata form typology (Central Gaulish) | Bet et al. 1987 | |||
| caccabus | (Latin) | Vessel form - cooking pot | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol I.2, 774-775; Hilgers 1969, 40-41 (& cat. no. 64) | ||
| Cam | Camulodunum | Amphora form typology | Hawkes and Hull 1947 | ||
| CAMP | Campanian Black Gloss Ware | Fabric type (see Appendix A) | Lamboglia 1952; Morel 1981 | ||
| CAMP-A | Campanian A Black Gloss Ware | Fabric type (see Appendix A) | Lamboglia 1952; Morel 1981 | ||
| catillus | (Latin) | Vessel form - open bowl or plate, dimunitive of catinus | See Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol I.2, 971-72; Hilgers 1969, 48-49 (& cat. no. 91) | ||
| catinulus | (Latin) | Vessel form - (see catillus) | See Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol I.2, 971-972; Hilgers 1969, 48-49 (& cat. no. 91) | ||
| Conspectus, Consp. | Conspectus Formarium Terrae Sigillatae Italico Modo Confectae | Terra sigillata form typology (Italian) | Ettlinger et al. 1990 | ||
| Curle | Curle form | Terra sigillata form typology | Curle 1911 | ||
| Déch., De. | Déchelette form | Terra sigillata form typology | Déchelette 1904 | ||
| DICOCER | Dictionnaire des Céramiques Antiques en Méditerranée Nord-Occidentale | Form typologies and dictionary for pottery from Provence, Languedoc, Ampurdan (esp. Lattara) | Py et al. 1993 | ||
| R form | A larger variant of a standard terra sigillata type (i.e. Dr. 18R) | ||||
| DO | Dolium (Latin) | Vessel form - large jar | See Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol II.1, 332-33; Hilgers 1969, 171-76 (& cat. no. 140) | ||
| Drag., Dr. | Dragendorff form | Terra sigillata form typology | Dragendorff 1895 | ||
| DRES | Dressel form | Amphora form typology | Dressel 1899 | ||
| Fishbourne | Amphora form typology | Cunliffe 1971 | |||
| Gauloise | Amphora form typology | Laubenheimer 1985; see also Peacock and Williams 1986, 142-43; Tyers 1996, 94-96 | |||
| Gillam | Gillam type-series | Coarse ware form typology | Gillam 1970 | ||
| Ha | Haltern | Terra sigillata form typology (equivalent to Loeschke) | Loeschcke 1909 | ||
| HBW | Holwerda | Gallo-Belgic form typology for Nijmegen | Holwerda 1941 | ||
| Hermet | Hermet form | Terra sigillata form typology | Hermet 1934 | ||
| Hisp. | Terra sigillata form typology (Spanish) | Mezquíriz 1961 | |||
| Hofheim | Terra sigillata form typology (South Gaulish - equivalent to Ritterling) | Ritterling 1913 | |||
| Isings | Isings | Glass form typology | Isings 1957 | ||
| ITS | Italian terra sigillata | Terra sigillata fabric type (Italian) | Ettlinger et al. 1990 | ||
| Knorr | Knorr form | Terra sigillata form typology | Knorr 1919 | ||
| lagoena | (Latin) | Vessel form - jug | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol III.2, 907-8; Hilgers 1969, 64-65 (& cat. no. 205) | ||
| Loes | Loeschcke | Terra sigillata form typology (see Haltern) | Loeschcke 1909 | ||
| Ludowici | Ludowici form | Terra sigillata form typology | Ludowici 1927 | ||
| mastos | (Latin) | Vessel form - breast-shaped cup | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol III.2, 1625 | ||
| motto beaker | Vessel form - Gallo-Belgic decorated beaker | Mudd 2014 | |||
| NoTS | Names on terra sigillata | Index of Gallo-Roman terra sigillata/ Samian ware pottery maker's stamps and signatures | Hartley and Dickinson 2008-12 | ||
| olla | (Latin) | Vessel form - pot or jar | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol IV.1, 171-72; Hilgers 1969, 39 (& cat. no. 43) | ||
| paropsis | (Latin) | Vessel form - small bowl (larger than an acetabulum) | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol IV.1: 337; Hilgers 1969: 33-34 (& cat. no. 275); Dannell 2006, 152 | ||
| patina | (Latin) | Vessel form - Flat dish | Daremberg and Saglio 1969 Vol IV.1, 341-42; Hilgers 1969, 72-73 (& cat. no. 283) | ||
| Ritt. | Ritterling | Terra sigillata form typology (South Gaulish) | Ritterling 1913 | ||
| St. | Stuart | Pottery form typology from Nijmegen | Stuart 1977a; 1977b | ||
| Thin-walled pottery | Fabric type (red unslipped) | Moevs 1973 | |||
| TS | Terra sigillata | ||||
| Verhnet | Terra sigillata form typology (South Gaulish) | Vernhet 1976 | |||
| Vertault | Terra sigillata form typology (South Gaulish) | Passela and Vernhet 1993 | |||
| Walters | Terra sigillata form typology | Walters 1908 |
| Abbreviation/Term | Term | Explanation | Reference and URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| annona | The state supply system for feeding Rome and the frontier armies. | ||
| Assizes | Assizes (conventus or διοίκησις) were court districts that organised the highest provincial court assemblies over which the governor presided. They functioned as administrative units and organised the legal proceedings in the provinces. For the province of Asia, these assizes are well recorded through Pliny's Natural History and an inscription from Ephesos listing the assizes and assigned communities. | ||
| CA | Correspondence Analysis | A form of multivariate analysis well suited to the comparison of the contents of multiple finds assemblages, typically arranged in a contingency table with quantitative data laid-out in rows (e.g. for different assemblages) and columns (e.g. for different pottery types). The results tend to be expressed in one or two scatter plots, which highlight the statistical correspondences (variously) between objects and objects, objects and assemblages, and assemblages and assemblages. | |
| CIDOC-CRM | International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC), Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) | Provides definitions and a formal structure for describing the implicit and explicit concepts and relationships used in cultural heritage documentation. Intended to promote a shared understanding of cultural heritage information by providing a common and extensible semantic framework that any cultural heritage information can be mapped to. | |
| CIL | Corpus Latinarum Inscriptionum | Latin inscriptions from the entire area of the former Roman empire, arranged by region and by inscription-type. Since its foundation by Theodor Mommsen in 1853 it has been the standard edition of the epigraphic legacy of ancient Rome. CIL Corpus Inscriptorum Latinarum 1883-1966, Berlin: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. | |
| CNNs | Convolutional Neural Networks | In machine learning, a type of feed-forward artificial neural network that has proven value in analysing visual imagery | |
| EVE | Estimated Vessel Equivalent | A method of quantifying pottery according to measurable proportions of surviving pottery fragments (typically on the basis of the percentage of a surviving rim sherd). | |
| GUI | Graphic User Interface | A design feature that allows users to interact with electronic devices through visual icons | |
| ICRATES | Inventory of Crafts and Trade in the Roman East | Database of information about distribution patterns of major wares found in the Roman East during the Late Hellenistic and Early Imperial period (e.g. Eastern Sigillata A, B, C and D and Italian terra sigillata) | Bes and Poblome 2008 |
| MNI | Minimum Number of Individuals | ||
| MOLA | Museum of London | ||
| MySQL | An open source RDB management system which is a central component of the open-source web application software stack LAMP. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL | |
| OntDB | Ontology-based databases | ||
| OWL | Web Ontology Language | ||
| RDB | Relational databases | ||
| RDBMS | Relational database management systems | ||
| RDF | Resource Description Framework | A standard model for data interchange on the Web for describing entities, so that they are uniquely described and also machine readable. | |
| RGZM Database | Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz Database | An online database of terra sigillata stamps | http://www.rgzm.de/samian |
| RTI | Reflectance Transformative Imaging | A digital method used to take enhanced images of objects, creating virtual three-dimensional digital surrogates | |
| SPARQL | SPARQL | An SQL-like query language for querying RDFs | |
| SQL | Structured Query Language | ||
| Tab. Vindol. | Vindolanda Tablets Online | http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/ | |
| Trituration | Methods used to process materials by e.g. grinding down or mixing components | ||
| Trituration grit | Coarse inclusions, often mineral, protruding from a vessel's internal surface. It serves to roughen the surface to facilitate grinding and mixing with a pestle or similar device. | ||
| Volatility | For differential access to market, fluctuations in supply/deposition, or socio-cultural factors affecting the uptake of Gaulish terra sigillata between two given localities. Used in stock exchange values | ||
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium | ||
| yEd | yEd | A graphics editing tool | https://www.yworks.com/downloads#yEd |
Bes, P. and Poblome, J. 2008 '(Not) see the wood for the trees? 19,700+ sherds of sigillata and what we can do with them', Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores Acta 40, 505–14.
Bet, P., Gangloff, R. and Vertet, H. 1987 Les productions céramiques antiques de Lezoux et de la Gaule centrale à travers les collections du Musée archéologique de Lezoux (63), Revue archéologique Sites. Hors-série, 32.
Cunliffe, B.W. 1971 Excavations at Fishbourne 1961-1969, vol.2: The Finds, Society of Antiquaries of London Research Report 27, Leeds: Society of Antiquaries of London.
Curle, J. 1911 A Roman Frontier Post and its People: The Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose, Glasgow: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Daremberg, C. and Saglio, E. 1969 Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines (facsimile), Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt.
Dannell, G.B. 2006 'Samian cups and their uses' in R.J.A. Wilson (ed) Romanitas: Essays on Roman Archaeology in Honour of Sheppard Frere on the Occasion of his Ninetieth Birthday, 1st Edition, Oxford: Oxbow Books, 147-76.
Déchelette, J. 1904 Les vases céramiques ornés de la Gaule romaine (Narbonnaise, Aquitaine et Lyonnaise), Paris: Alphonse Picard & Fils.
Dragendorff, H. 1895 'Terra Sigillata: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Griechischen und Römischen Keramik', Bonner Jahrbücher Sonderabdruck 96-97, 18-155.
Dressel, H. 1899 Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum XV Pars I, Berlin: Academiae Litterarum Regiae Borussicae.
Ettlinger, E., Hedinger, B., Hoffmann, B., Kenrick, P.M., Pucci, G., Roth-Rubi, K., Schneider, G., Von Schnurbein, S., Wells, C.M. and Zabehlicky-Scheffenegger, S. 1990 Conspectus Formarum Terrae Sigillatae Italico Modo Confectae, Materialien zur römisch-germanischen Keramik, Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt Verlag.
Gillam, J.P. 1957 'Types of Roman coarse pottery vessels in Northern Britain', Archaeologia Aeliana (4th series), 35, 180-250.
Gillam, J.P. 1970 Types of Roman Coarse Pottery Vessels in Northern Britain, 3rd edition, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Oriel Press.
Gillam, J.P. 1976 'Coarse fumed ware in Northern Britain', Glasgow Archaeological Journal 4, 57-80. https://doi.org/10.3366/gas.1976.4.4.57
Hartley, B.R. and Dickinson, B.M. 2008-2012 Names on Terra Sigillata. An Index of Makers' Stamps and Signatures on Gallo-Roman Terra Sigillata (Samian Ware), Institute of Classical Studies 102, London: Institute of Classical Studies.
Hawkes, C.F.C. and Hull, M.R. 1947 First Report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939, Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 14, London: Society of Antiquaries.
Hayes, J.W. 1972 Late Roman Pottery. A Catalogue of Roman Fine Wares, London: British School of Rome.
Hermet, F. 1934 La Graufesenque (Condatomago), Paris: Leroux.
Hilgers, W. 1969 Lateinische Gefässnamen. Bezeichnungen Funktion und Form römischer Gefässe nach den antiken Schriftquellen, Beiheft der Bonner Jahrbücher 31, Düsseldorf: Verein von Alterthumsfreunden im Rheinlande.
Holbrook, N. and Bidwell, P.T. 1991 Roman Finds from Exeter, Exeter Archaeological Report 4. Exeter: Exeter County Council and University of Exeter.
Holwerda, J.H. 1941 De Belgische Waar in Nijmegen, Beschrijving van de verzamelingen in het Provinciaal Museum G.M. Kam te Nijmegen 2, Nijmegen: Departement van opvoeding, wetenschap en cultuurbescherming.
Isings, C. 1957 Roman Glass from Dated Finds, Groningen: J.B. Wolters.
Knorr, R. 1919 Töpfer und Fabriken verzierter Terra-Sigillata des ersten Jahrhunderts, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Lamboglia, N. 1952 Per una classificazione preliminare della ceramica campana, Atti del I Congresso di Studi Liguri, Bordighera: Istituto internazionale di studi liguri.
Laubenheimer, F. 1985 La production des amphores en Gaule Narbonnaise, Centre de Recherches d'Histoire Ancienne 66, Paris: Les belles Lettres: Annales littéraires de l'Université de Besançon.
Loeschke, S. 1909 'Ausgrabungen bei Haltern. Die keramischen Funde. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der augusteischen Kultur in Deutschland', Mitteilungen der Altertumskommission für Westfalen 5, 101–322.
Ludowici, W. 1927 Stempel-Namen und Bilder römischer Töpfer, Legions-Ziegel-Stempel, Formen von Sigillata- und anderen Gefassen aus meinen Ausgrabungen in Rheinzabern 1901-1914, Katalog 5. Jockgrim: Speyer.
Mezquíriz, M.A. 1961 Terra Sigillata Hispánica, 2 vols. Valencia: The William L. Bryant foundation.
Morel, J-P. 1981 Céramique campanienne: les formes, Paris: Bibliotheque des ecoles françaises d'Athenes et de Rome.
Moevs, M.T.M. 1973 The Roman thin walled pottery from Cosa (1948–54), Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 32, Rome: American Academy. 3-324.
Mudd, S.A. 2014 'Vinum vires: Trier Black-Slipped ware and constructive drinking in Roman Britain' in M.A. Janković, V.D. Mihajlović and S. Babić (eds) The Edges of the Roman World. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholarly Publishing. 86-104.
Passelac, M. and Vernhet, A. 1993. 'Céramique sigillée sud-gauloise' in M. Py, A.M. Adroher Auroux and R. Raynaud Dicocer: dictionnaire des céramiques antiques en Méditerranée nord-occidentale : VIIème s. av. n. è - VIIème s. de n. è., Provence, Languedoc, Ampurdan, Lattara 6, Lattes: Ed. de l'Association pour la recherche archéologique en Languedoc oriental.
Peacock, D.P.S. and Williams, D.F. 1986 Amphorae and the Roman Economy, London: Longman.
Py, M. (ed) 1993 Dicocer: Dictionnaire des céramiques antiques (VIIème s. av. n. è.–VIIème s. de n. è.) en Méditerranée nord-occidentale (Provence, Languedoc, Ampurdan, Lattara 6. Lattes: Edition de l'Association pour la Recherche Archeologique en Languedoc Oriental.
Ritterling, E. 1913 Das Frührömische Lager bei Hofheim im Taunus, Annalen des Vereins für Nassauische Altertumskunde und Geschichtsforschung 40, Wiesbaden: R. Bechtold. (Hofheim = Ritterling).
Stuart, P. 1977a Gewoon Aardewerk uit de Romeinse Legerplaats en de Bijbehorende Grafvelden te Nijmegen, Beschrijving van de verzamelingen in het Provinciaal Museum G.M. Kam te Nijmegen 6, Rijswijk: Ministerie van cultuur, recreatie en maatschappelijk werk.
Stuart, P. 1977b Een Romeins Grafveld uit de Eerste Eeuw te Nijmegen: Onversierde Terra Sigillata en Gewoon Aardewerk, Beschrijving van de verzamelingen in het Provinciaal Museum G.M. Kam te Nijmegen 8, Rijswijk: Ministerie van cultuur, recreatie en maatschappelijk werk.
Tyers, P. 1996 Roman Pottery in Britain, London: Batsford.
Vernhet, A. 1976 'Création flavienne de six services de vaiselle à la Graufesenque', Figlina 1, 13-27.
Walters, H.B. 1908 Catalogue of the Roman Pottery in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum, London: British Museum.
Internet Archaeology is an open access journal based in the Department of Archaeology, University of York. Except where otherwise noted, content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY) Unported licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that attribution to the author(s), the title of the work, the Internet Archaeology journal and the relevant URL/DOI are given.
Terms and Conditions | Legal Statements | Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Citing Internet Archaeology
Internet Archaeology content is preserved for the long term with the Archaeology Data Service. Help sustain and support open access publication by donating to our Open Access Archaeology Fund.