![[ Manufacturer's stamp on a Samian vessel ]](../images/samian.jpg)
Samian was the fine tableware of Roman Britain.
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This is the inside of the base of a Samian cup bearing the manufacturer's
stamp, which reads QVINTIM, or Quinti m(anu), 'by the hand
of Quintus'. It dates to the second half of the 2nd century A.D. and was
manufactured at Lezoux in France.
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This page last updated June 29th 1997
