#1 Wishlist find

[Westfront]

Made the find i was looking for since many years today. I was on top of my artefact wishlist. Roman roof tile with a dogs paw imprint.
I looked at hundreds of roof tile shards over the years to find this one. These are rare and not many of them are on display in a museum.
Some pottery turned up, with the rim fragment of a big Samian plate and the base of a mug. Only two coins today.

 

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[against the wind]

I'm not sure it would be a "Roman dog"
I don't think these tiles would be shipped from just in point of origin. They would be fired in kilns locally depending on building needs.
If they were to be used in construction of a structure in what is Germany,, then I would lean towards those paw prints belonged to a German Shepard.
great find

That's very cool...is there a story behind the dog's print?

 

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[jewelerguy]

very cool!

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm not sure it would be a "Roman dog"
I don't think these tiles would be shipped from just in point of origin. They would be fired in kilns locally depending on building needs.
If they were to be used in construction of a structure in what is Germany,, then I would lean towards those paw prints belonged to a German Shepard.
great find

Yes, we should say Roman Period/Era Dog. Same difference.