Eastern Sigillata A [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
See also
http://classics.uc.edu/troy/grbpottery/html/esa.html
Broader
Slipped Table Wares
Bibliography
AgoraXXXII, pp. 13-30 (J. W. Hayes)
Bibliography
Hayes1985, pp. 9-48 (EAA-Atlante II)
Bibliography
KenyonCrowfoot1957, pp. 281-288 (Samaria-Sebaste)
Bibliography
Slane1997 (Tel Anafa)
Bibliography
Waagé1948, pp. 18-28 (Syrian Antioch)
Description
Major production, and earliest, of the red-gloss wares, or terra sigillata, based in the northern Levant, in particular northwestern Syria, from the Middle Hellenistic to the Middle Roman periods (ca. 150 BCE to as late as ca. 200 CE). Popularity of import to Greek world seems to have peaked ca. 50 BCE-50 CE. Fine, pale fabric with deep red slip. Mostly plain, open vessels (cups, bowls, plates) but also some closed forms (jugs), and vessels with molded relief. Characterized by sharply delineated features and elegant profiles.
Has geographic origin
Syria
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Hellenistic (Historical Period)
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Eastern Sigillata A Mold-Decorated Vessel

Unclassified Eastern Sigillata A

Suggested citation
“Eastern Sigillata A.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-esa>