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Although there were many types of fine pottery, for example drinking vessels in very delicate and thin-walled wares, and pottery finished with vitreous lead glazes, the major class is the Roman red-gloss ware of Italy and Gaul make, and widely traded, from the 1st century BC to the late 2nd century AD, and traditionally known as terra sigillata ...
All ancient Greek and ancient Roman pottery is earthenware, as is the Hispano-Moresque ware of the late Middle Ages, which developed into tin-glazed pottery or faience traditions in several parts of Europe, mostly notably the painted maiolica of the Italian Renaissance, and Dutch Delftware.
Phocaean red slip (PRS) is a category of terra sigillata, or "fine" Ancient Roman pottery produced in or near the ancient city of Phokaia in Asia Minor. It is recognizable by its thin reddish slip over a fine fabric, often with occasional white (lime) inclusions.
The newer manufacturing methods resulted in a pottery that was different from the previous period's pottery. Wheel thrown pottery ceased to be produced after the End of Roman rule in Britain. [2] Romano-British pottery has a thinner, harder and smoother fabric than both Iron Age (800 BC–100 AD) and Anglo-Saxon pottery (500–1066 AD). [3]
The Crambeck Ware industry is one of two major pottery industries located in the Yorkshire region during the Roman period [4] (the other being Huntcliff ware).Very little Crambeck Ware is found south of the Humber, [4] though it does advance North to the frontier.
The ceramics found in Eritrea date to between 1500 B.C. and 500 B.C., archaeologists said. Trove of ancient ceramics — spanning 1,000-year period — unearthed from buried city Skip to main content
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Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old clay head that once belonged to a Roman figurine of the god Mercury. The unusual find provides new context about life in Roman Britain.