Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

© 1983 Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd and
Department of the Environment
ISBN 0 9503727 3 0
Published 1983 by
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd,
12 Lexden Road,
Colchester,
Essex.
Reprinted 1995
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Crummy, Nina
The Roman small finds from excavations in
Colchester, 1971-79. — (Colchester Archaeological
Reports, ISSN 0264-6013; no 2)
1. Excavations (Archaeology) England
Colchester. 2. Colchester (Essex) Antiquities.
3. England Antiquities
I. Title II. Series
936.2'6'723 DA690.C7
Printed by Witley Press, Hunstanton, Norfolk.
The Colchester Archaeological Trust acknowledges
with thanks the grant from English Heritage towards
the reprinting of this volume.
The principal officers of the Colchester Archaeological
Trust (formerly the Colchester Excavation Committee)
since 1971 —
Presidents: Lord Alport (1965-72)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1972-6)
Professor S S Frère (1976- )
Chairmen: M R Hull (1971)
Major J G S Brinson (1971-4)
Dr M S Tite (1974-9)
F H Thompson (1979-82)
Professor J J Wilkes (1982-7)
Mark Hassall (1987- )
Honorary Secretaries: Major J G S Brinson (1964-72)
D T-D Clarke (1972-88)
G M R Davies (1988-92)
N Wickenden (1992- )
Honorary Treasurers: C S Buck (1969-75)
I McMaster (1975-80)
S G Maddison (1980-89)
J Greenwood (1989-94)
Director and General Editor: Philip Crummy (1971- )
List of contributors
Donald Bailey, (lamps)
Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities,
The British Museum,
London WC1B3DG
Dr David Birkett, (human bones)
26 Cornfield Road,
Linthorpe,
Middlesbrough,
Cleveland
D G Buckley & Hilary Major, (quernstones)
Archaeology Section, Planning Department,
Essex County Council,
Globe House,
Chelmsford,
Essex
Philip Crummy, (sites)
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd.,
12 Lexden Road,
Colchester,
Essex C03 3NF
Elizabeth Fowler, (penannular brooches)
1A Althorp Road,
St Albans,
Herts AL1 3PH
Patricia Galloway, (combs)
MS Department of Archives and History,
PO Box 571,
Jackson,
Mississippi 39205
USA
Stephen Greep, (fist and phallus amulets)
Verulamium Museum,
St Michaels,
St Albans,
Herts AL3 4SW
Mark Hassall, (oculist's stamps and inscriptions)
Institute of Archaeology,
31 -34 Gordon Square,
London WC1H OPY
Martin Henig, (gemstone intaglios)
Institute of Archaeology,
36 Beaumont Street,
Oxford 0X1 2PG
E A Jobbins, (gemstones)
Institute of Geological Sciences,
Exhibition Road,
London SW7 2DE
Dr Rosemary Luff, (animal bones)
c/o Eicon Research,
Unit 9,
Viking Way,
Bar Hill,
Cambridge
Martyn Owen, (building stone)
Institute of Geological Sciences,
Exhibition Road,
London SW7 2DE
Robin Sanderson, (hones)
Institute of Geological Sciences,
Exhibition Road,
London SW7 2DE
Dr Graham Webster, (dagger scabbard)
The Old School House,
Chesterton,
Harbury,
Nr Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire
Dr J P Wild, (textiles)
Department of Archaeology,
University of Manchester,
Manchester M1 3 9PL