Central Gaulish granite-tempered ware :

Camulodunum type 262, le type Besançon and Central Gaulish granite-tempered ware

Summary of distribution in département 35-Ille-et-Vilaine (France)
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Langouet draws attention to the micaceous moulded-rim jars from the important Late Iron Age and early Roman site at Alet-St.Servan. The jars, perhaps ten in number, include examples of form C262. They were mostly recovered from the `couche gauloise', and are described as `micacée et non tournée', the colour varying from pink to black. The petrological samples demonstrate that the jars from Alet include examples in both TF1 ( B20, B21, B22, B24, B27) and other wares ( B23, B26).

The assemblage from Alet includes sherds of Pompeian red ware, samian, (Langouet 1978, Pl.E), and Dressel 1 amphoras, both variants A and B (Sanquer 1978). However, it is not possible to reconstruct the detailed stratigraphic associations of the micaceous jars.

Rennes

Petit illustrates one C262 from an Augustan group, described as hand-made with a micaceous zone on the rim and shoulder.

Location map : 35-Ille-et-Vilaine (France)

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