Cypriot Sigillata [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
Not after (date)
175
Not before (date)
-100
Broader
Slipped Table Wares
Typological identification comment
Also classified as Eastern Sigillata D (Rosenthal1978) and ETS-II (Gennewegetal1983).
Bibliography
Hayes1967b
Bibliography
Hayes1985, pp. 79-91 (EAA-Atlante II)
Bibliography
PaphosIII, pp. 37-50 (J. W. Hayes)
Description
A Late Hellenistic to Early Roman production of red-gloss wares, or terra sigillata, based in (western?) Cyprus and perhaps extending onto the adjacent mainland. Manufacture and distribution in eastern Mediterranean from the Aegean to the Levant between 1st century BCE and late 2nd century. CE. Fine but “muddy“ fabric fired orange red to brownish red or purple, containing sparse lime lumps, bearing thin wash slightly darker than fabric and sometimes with a metallic luster. Range of simple forms.
Has geographic origin
Cyprus
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Linked to

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form P30

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form P11

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form P19

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form P28

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form X45

Cypriot Sigillata Hayes Form X58

Suggested citation
“Cypriot Sigillata.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-sig-cypriot>