A collection of glassware and high-status Roman pottery called Samian ware found off the coast of Ramsgate by a sea kayaker. Photograph: Historic England
A collection of glassware and high-status Roman pottery called Samian ware found off the coast of Ramsgate by a sea kayaker. Photograph: Historic England
Bump!
That’s mine, I dropped it while kayaking there- please return it- thanks!
Drooling!
Well, at least they didn’t say from global warming.
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“Another possibility is that it could be from a Roman land site, which is now under water because of coastal erosion...”
Two Thousand year old
Cracked Pots!
The kids would use it
For Target Practice.
I once had a huge collection of Cobalt Glass, but I lost it in a tragic boating accident along with my guns, ammo and gold. ;)
(I really DID have the Cobalt Glass; I sold it when I downsized my life. I kept ONE piece.)
Excellent find for this lucky stiff, though! :)
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"Another possibility is that it could be from a Roman land site, which is now under water because of coastal erosion...
Have none of those Brit "Historians" ever heard of "Beach Glass"?
That blue glass vessel is in pristine condition. Had it experienced anything close to a millenium of shoreline erosion and wave action, it would have looked more like this:
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Nearly always right -- but always opinionated... '-)
TXnMA
