The archaeological album; or, Museum of national antiquities (1845)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 198
e which seems to give some support to the notion that these vessels were made in the western provinces of the Roman empire. The collection of London Samian ware in the museum of Mr. Smith is very exten- sive, and, while a part of it is plain; the greater portion displays an almost infinite variety… … some instances subjects of a very equivocal character. In some specimens, the surface is covered with figures of animals and birds, and in others (a numerous class) the ornamentation consists only of tracery and foliage, the leaves of the vine and the ivy occurring most frequently. The figures we…
Great Britain -- Antiquities
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