Help - Potter search

Type in the first two letters of a potter's name. After a short time, a dropdown box will appear, listing all the potters' names which start with these two letters. When you have selected a potters' name, the related pulldown (Die) on the right hand side will contain the dies relevant to that potter.
Alternativly, you can type a part of the potters' name in the textbox below, using standard characters from your keyboard. To clear this field, use the icon
Please note that a substring search "contains" is the default search method. Change this option by clicking the appropriate radiobutton.

To enter the potters' name exactly as it appears on the stamp using special epigraphic characters in the Epigraphic Samian Font, click on the and all the available characters in the font will appear.
To enlarge the Epigraphic Samian Font display, Press "CTRL + +" in Firefox, or otherwise "View/Text Size / Increase"
Choose characters sequentially to build the potters' name in the reading box.
If you don't see these special characters, follow the font download instructions.
Please note that a substring search "contains" is the default search method. Change this option by clicking the appropriate radiobutton.
To clear this field, use the icon

Form selection is available by 3 routes:

- Select from drawings. When you click on the vessel symbol , a popup will appear with all forms. Select using the radiobutton.
- Simplified forms pulldown. This radiobutton produces a list of forms grouped as basic shapes. E.g. "bowl", "cup".
- Individual forms pulldown. This radiobutton produces a list of forms using standard samian typology.