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- Pontic Sigillata [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Typology Item
- Broader
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Slipped Table Wares
- Bibliography
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BenghaziIII.1, pp. 271-282 (P. M. Kenrick)
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Gaidukevich1959 (Kerch)
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Hayes1985, pp. 92-96 (EAA-Atlante II)
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Knipovich1954 (Myrmekion and Tyritake)
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Knipowitsch1929 (Olbia)
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Kuhnelt2009 (Alma Kermen)
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Zhuravlev2010
- Description
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Major production of Roman red-gloss ware, or terra sigillata, based in the northern to western(?) Black Sea. Concentration of workshops in the Crimea. Production and regional distribution dated Augustan into 3rd century, but export to eastern Mediterranean peaked ca. 50-150 CE. Fine, hard pinkish fabric with brownish to orangish red slip, sometimes faintly metallic, of variable thickness, typically reserving base, Wide range of forms, including open vessels (plates-dishes, trays, cups, bowls, beakers, chalices) and closed forms (jugs, lagynoi); occasional adornment with plantiform stamps, rouletting on inside, barbotine, and rarely appliqué on rim.
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Linked to
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Unclassified Pontic Sigillata
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 1
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 14
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 2
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 24
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 29
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 31
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 4
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 6
- Suggested citation
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“Pontic Sigillata.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-sig-pontic>