- Macedonian Late Roman Gray Ware [permalink]
- Type
- Typology Item
- Not after (date)
- 550
- Not before (date)
- 375
- Broader
- Table Ware, Fine
- Typological identification comment
- Hayes designated “Macedonian Terra Sigillata Grise“ because of formal similarities to “Gaulish Terra Sigillata Grise” (LRP p. 405). Anderson-Stojanović designated “Late Roman Macedonian Gray Ware” (StobiI, p. 61; cf. AgoraXXXII, p. 90 “Macedonian Fine Gray Ware“).
- Bibliography
- AgoraXXXII, pp. 90-91, 250, nos. 1427, 1428, fig. 42, pl. 70 (J. W. Hayes)
- Bibliography
- AndersonStojanovic1994
- Bibliography
- LRP pp. 405-407 (J. W. Hayes)
- Bibliography
- StobiI, pp. 61-72, nos. 418-484, pls. 48-51 (V. Anderson-Stojanović)
- Description
- A regional Late Roman production that occurs chiefly in Macedonia, where it was manufactured, and in small numbers across southeastern Europe, including Greece and Thrace. Fine, dense clay containing silvery mica fired gray or brownish gray, with a thin, dark gray to black slip, often lustrous or metallic. The most common forms are dishes and bowls, and less common are cups, beakers, and jugs. Distinctive repertory of geometric motifs both impressed and incised on rims and walls.
- Chronology comment
- Dated third quarter 4th-6th century.
- Has geographic origin
- Macedonia
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
