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Pottery was produced in enormous quantities in ancient Rome, mostly for utilitarian purposes. It is found all over the former Roman Empire and beyond.
Roman pottery refers to the ceramic vessels and objects produced during the Roman Empire, spanning over a vast geographical area and a timeline of several centuries. From humble cooking pots to exquisite decorative pieces, Roman pottery showcases the creativity and ingenuity of its makers.
The characteristic and most widely dispersed type of pottery of the Roman Empire was the red, polished Arretine ware, so called because manufacture was at first concentrated at Arretium (modern Arezzo).
So, based on the thousands of sherds of Roman pottery found by our community of Venturers across our sites, let’s take a look at how you recognise the most common, basic types that turn up on archaeological sites in Britain.
Pottery played a vital role in daily life throughout the Roman Empire, serving both utilitarian and decorative purposes. While Roman pottery lacks the intricate vase-painting found in Ancient Greece, it boasts a wide array of finely crafted tableware and decorative objects.
Get closer to the objects on display in Room 70, ranging from stone and metal sculptures of emperors and gods to jewellery, silverware, pottery and glass.
Roman pottery lacked the intricate painterly decoration loved by the Greeks and Etruscans. The most common form of decoration was through a simple “slip” painted over the surface of the pot before firing.
Noteworthy objects found at an ancient Roman pottery workshop in Egypt include a mold-blown glass vessel with an image of racing horse-drawn chariots; a blue bronze serving bowl in the shape of a seashell; a pink clay bowl decorated with floral and beaded reliefs; and a thin-necked 10-centimeter-high bottle made of mold-blown glass with floral ...
terra sigillata ware, bright-red, polished pottery used throughout the Roman Empire from the 1st century bc to the 3rd century ad. The term means literally ware made of clay impressed with designs.
This is a collection of pages on pottery and ceramics in archaeology, principally of the Roman period (1st cent. BC - 5th cent. AD) in Britain and western Europe. The pages include an introductory Atlas of Roman Pottery, containing descriptions and distribution maps of types of Roman pottery (particularly types found in Britain).