Roman Pottery - Fine-Ware Imports (Hardcover)

Examples of Roman period red-gloss and red-slip pottery (terra sigillata) found during excavations in the Athenian Agora form the focus of this volume. These fine wares, like the other table wares of the first seven centuries A.D. discussed here, were all imported--a very different situation to earlier periods where Athens was known as a great ceramic-making center, and perhaps the result of mass destruction of potters' workshops during the Sullan sack of 86 B.C. While the image of a demolished pottery industry is tragic, the consequent conglomeration of fine-wares from many parts of the Roman empire in one city makes the Athenian Agora a tremendous source of comparanda for archaeologists working all round the Mediterranean. Written by the world's leading expert on Roman pottery, this huge catalogue illustrating and identifying multiple shapes and types of decoration will therefore be an essential reference book.

General

Imprint:	American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Athenian Agora, 32
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	John W. Hayes
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
ISBN-13:	978-0-87661-232-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Ceramic arts, pottery, glass > Ceramics Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
LSN:	0-87661-232-X
Barcode:	9780876612323

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