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| Question:
What evidence is there for trade in Sussex? |
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| Poppyhead beaker |
| This decorated cup was made in one of the pottery workshops near London, probably in the 2nd century AD. It was found near the river-port at Bodiam, which had access to Watling Street Roman road, and thence to London. |
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| Jet pin |
| Jet from Whitby in Yorkshire was fashioned into small items such as hairpins, which have been found in many parts of Britain. The objects may have been made in York, where blocks of worked jet have been found. |
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| Jar |
| This jar was made near Rowlands Castle on the Hampshire/Sussex border. They were distributed mainly on the western side of West Sussex. Rowlands Castle pottery often has a ‘batch mark’ on the outside of the pot near the rim. |
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| Oxfordshire beaker |
| This fine beaker was made in the 3rd or 4th century AD. The Oxfordshire potteries at this time marketed their goods over most of southern Britain. They also produced mortaria and imitation samian. |
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| Mortarium stamp |
| This stamp is on the edge of a mortarium or grinding bowl. The stamp shows the letters LITVGENVS/IVIF which means that a potter called Litugenus made the mortarium. He was working probably in Kent or Colchester at the end of the 1st century AD. |
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