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Kay Hartley Mortarium Project
Potter's Mark | ADIVTOR |
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Die no | 2 |
Reading | ADIVTORF |
Reading (Tomlin) | ADIVTOR FE |
Comments on the Readings (Tomlin) | Last letter(s) uncertain. In Die 2.1 it looks like II for E, but in image 2.2 there are two short horizontals for F[, suggesting image Die 2.1 ends in a defective FE. Possible trace of this in image Die 2.5. |
Variant letter | Open A |
Additional Letters to the Name | FE |
Notes | Adiutor was an important potter and used at least 6 other dies in addition to Dies 1 and 2. He had a wide distribution in Belgium and adjacent parts pf France and The Netherlands. (There is a probable 4th stamp of Adiutor in Britain from a third die, but it is too fragmentary for complete certainty.) . Overall date of his productions: AD80-140 (not later than 150 at latest). |
Dating of Die | 100-140 |
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: NK Bottom: Frame Left: NK Right: Frame |