04-10-2007, 09:54 PM
Not quite...
No need to fuss with Latinizing Lawrence: it's Laurentius.
A matter of accuracy... as far as I know, Samian Ware is always stamped with the name of the workshop, not that of the owner, as it was a (relatively-)mass-produced item.
That's not to say you couldn't scratch your own name on it, post-firing. There are numerous examples of such from the archaeological record. There are the so-called "speaking objects," e.g.
ego Laurenti "I belong to Lawrence"
ego scaphium Laurenti "I am Lawrence's cup"
No need to fuss with Latinizing Lawrence: it's Laurentius.
A matter of accuracy... as far as I know, Samian Ware is always stamped with the name of the workshop, not that of the owner, as it was a (relatively-)mass-produced item.
That's not to say you couldn't scratch your own name on it, post-firing. There are numerous examples of such from the archaeological record. There are the so-called "speaking objects," e.g.
ego Laurenti "I belong to Lawrence"
ego scaphium Laurenti "I am Lawrence's cup"
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
