Eastern Sigillata B [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
See also
http://classics.uc.edu/troy/grbpottery/html/esb.html
Broader
Slipped Table Wares
Bibliography
AgoraXXXII, pp. 31-40, 140-161, nos. 185-431, figs. 7-14, pls. 7-19 (J. W. Hayes)
Bibliography
Hayes1985, pp. 49-70 (EAA-AtlanteII)
Bibliography
Lund2003
Description
Major production of the red-gloss wares, or terra sigillata, based in western Asia Minor, in particular the area of Tralles. Manufacture and distribution in Aegean basin between very late 1st century BCE and end of 2nd or early 3rd c. CE (ca. 25/20 BCE-200 CE). Fine, light red to gray fabric, micaceous, with thick, soapy, glossy slip. Range of elaborate forms, though simplifying over time, under strong influence of western imports.
Has geographic origin
Asia Minor
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Linked to

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 23

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Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 30

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 37

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 56

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 58

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 60

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 63

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 70

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 71

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 72

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 75

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 79

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 8

Eastern Sigillata B Hayes Form 80

Unclassified Eastern Sigillata B

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