Sardis P96.131:10499 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Sardis P96.131:10499

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Context Information

Site Name

Sardis

Date

1st c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Roman II

Archaeological Context

MMS. Trench MMS/S 96.2. E133.091/S125.642. *107.663.

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Vessel Details

Shape

Plate

Shape Type

Plate, probably footed

Fabric Description

Fine, micaceous reddish-yellow clay with conchoidal fracture (paradigm for reddish-yellow clay)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

smooth red gloss, nearly as good on underside as on floor, with double-dipping mark.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 1

Sardis P96.131:10499

Plate

Sardis

1st c. CE

Early Roman II

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Eastern Sigillata B (ESB)

1st-3rd c. CE

Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Turkey/Southern Lydia/metamorphic/schist and mica

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Susan I. Rotroff. "Eastern Sigillata at Sardis: Evidence for a Local Industry" Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 380 (2018), 133-204 , Page 186, Number 110, Figure 39.110, Figure 40.110.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Stamp size: 1.00 x 0.45 cm. Long rectangular stamp with rounded ends, centered within broad band of rouletting bordered by one groove outside, two inside:

C SENT [ligature ENT]

Sardis ESB XRF Analysis (Rotroff 2018) Sample MD5439