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Vectis ware is the pottery produced on the
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a Counties of England, county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the List of islands of England#Largest islands, largest and List of islands of England#Mo ...
during the Roman period.
Vectis ware is a hard, hand made pottery and most commonly very dark grey in colour due to
Burnishing.
[ Three variants have been described.] By far the most common is the very dark grey variant the other two are a lighter grey variant and an oxidised variant.
Production appears to have started prior to the Roman occupation and continued through most of it. It doesn't appear to have been based at a single location but instead at a number of kiln sites along the north of the island. The style was heavily influenced by Black-burnished ware
Black-burnished ware is a type of Romano-British ceramic. Burnishing is a pottery treatment in which the surface of the pot is polished, using a hard smooth surface. The classification includes two entirely different pottery types which share ...
with limited influence from North Gaulish styles.
It was the most common form of pottery found at Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight.
Discovery and excavation
In 1879, a farmer called Mr Munns struck a buried mosaic floor while making holes on h ...
. It has also been found used as grave goods
Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are the items buried along with the body.
They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's journey into the afterlife or offerings to the gods. Grave goods may be classed as a ...
.
See also
* List of Romano-British pottery
*Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered wa ...
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Romano-British pottery