Kay Hartley Mortarium Archive Project
Kay F. Hartley, Ruth Leary, Yvonne Boutwood, 2022. (updated 2025) https://doi.org/10.5284/1090785. How to cite using this DOI
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- ADS Collection: 4227
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1090785
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Die Record: ADIVTOR 1
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| Potter's Mark | ADIVTOR |
|---|---|
| Die no | 1 |
| Reading | ADIVTORE |
| Reading (Tomlin) | ADIVTOR FE |
| Comments on the Readings (Tomlin) | A with a short vertical medial stroke, 'open' R (influenced by cursive form), E has a slight downward extension as if for FE ligatured, i.e. fe(cit). If it were only E, ADIVTORE (ablative) would be difficult. |
| Ligatured | FE |
| Variant letter | A with short medial vertical dash. "open" R |
| Additional Letters to the Name | FE |
| Notes | E= FE ligatured; A with dash. His work is present on a kiln-site at Amay, Liege, Belgium and and it is likely that he also worked at Bavai (Nord). Production elsewhere is also possible. The only two mortaria I have seen or know of, with a Die 1 stamp, were both made in the first century or in the earliest years of the 2C; both are in Britain and both from Colchester. See Hull 1958, p.126, no.24 in first-century context (364K). Both with first-century profiles. |
| Dating of Die | 70-110 |
| Overall Date Range of Potter | 80-140 |
| Region | Continentals |
| Industry | Liege, Belgium and Bavai (Nord) |
| Kiln Group or Industry | 1. Kilns at Amay, Liege, Belgium; 2.probably Bavai; and probably elsewhere. |
| Wares or Comments on Fabrics | NOG WH4 |
| Border |
Top: Border-None Bottom: Border-None Left: Border-None Right: Border-None |
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