Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

With painted decoration.

Samian ware was used as a fine tableware in a fairly well-off household. It is often decorated with human and animal figures.

This type of pottery was produced in Dorset.

Samian ware was used as a fine tableware in a fairly well-off household. It is often decorated with human and animal figures.

Samian ware was used as a fine tableware in a fairly well-off household. This vessel was repaired with a piece of bronze during its lifetime.

Samian ware was used as a fine tableware in a fairly well-off household. This vessel was repaired with a piece of bronze during its lifetime.

Samian ware was used as a fine tableware in a fairly well-off household. Sometimes they were stamped with the maker's name as in this example.

Mortaria were used for mixing, grinding and pulping food. The Mancetter/Harsthill type were manufactured on a huge scale on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border. Examples produced in the Nene Valley near Peterborough are also often found in the East Midlands.

This is a type of fine table-ware which often features painted and applied decoration. It was produced on a huge-scale in the Nene Valley near Peterborough and exported all over Roman Britain.

Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

Shelly ware was an everyday type of pottery, usually used for large vessels.

This pottery sherd shows a burnished lattice pattern. Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

Shelly ware was an everyday type of pottery, usually used for large vessels.

This sherd is from a ring neck flagon.

This pottery sherd shows a burnished lattice pattern. Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

This pottery sherd shows the remains of 'rustication' – raised ridges on the surface. Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.

Grey ware pots were for everyday use and were made locally around the country. Grey ware sherds account for around 80% of Roman pottery found at British sites.