Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean
Roman
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Transport amphora
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deep red (bordeaux) or orange
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The red fabric displays like a lavish aspect on the exterior, smooth. The orange on the contrary is coarser, especially on the exterior surface. Some examples of both fabrics still display traces of a white engobe. Both present some characteristics common to fabrics from Rough Cilicia: they are very micaceaous with quartz and phyllithe inclusions.
Wheel made
well fired for the red one
