The shift in function of the site, as the seemingly domestic landscape of the first and early second centuries was swept away and replaced by a complex of religious buildings, is reflected in the pottery assemblage. Elsewhere in Southwark, a number of wells, shafts and pits have been found to contain unusual assemblages of material culture and ecofactual remains. There were relatively few such features at Tabard Square. However, largely complete pie dishes and a complete poppyhead beaker were retrieved from the bases of wells. and three pits also contained ceramics of interest: a complete beaker with evidence of cremated sheep, the complete neck of a face flagon and a largely complete flagon. Given that this last pit also contained the Mars Camulos inscription, the presence of this vessel might also be considered as part of a ‘ritual’ act. There were also a number of vessel forms that are sometimes considered to have ‘ritual’ overtones: tazzae, triple vases, face pots, bowls, lighting equipment and so-called ‘lamp chimneys’.

Several pots appeared burnt. This in itself need not be significant; they could have been damaged in a domestic fire, or be seconds from a kiln site. However, no other pottery in the group was burnt and the absence of any other evidence for pottery production suggests that these vessels had been deliberately subjected heat. Other vessels in the group had also been ‘ritually killed’ with post-firing perforations.