Major production of Roman red-gloss ware, or terra sigillata, based in the northern Black Sea, with a 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.