Anatolian Ephesianising Ware
Turkey/Aegean
8th-6th century BCE
Iron Age II, Iron Age III
Gürtekin-Demir 2002, fig. 7.17
Gürtekin-Demir 2002, fig. 7.15
Gürtekin-Demir 2002, fig. 7.13
General Information
Ephesianising ware imitates the painting technique and the decorative system of the Ephesian ware but lacks the same level of precision, and lacks animal friezes or floral decoration (Gurtekin-Demir 2002: 115). The slip of Ephesianising ware is often faded or not well preserved, whereas the slip of the Ephesian Ware frequently adheres strongly to the surface of the clay.
The lack of delicate and precise drawing on Ephesianising ware is a major distinction between it and Ephesian Ware. All Ephesianising ware found at Daskyleion is free-hand drawn, while some kind of tool (compass?) seems to have been used in the drawing of Ephesian Ware (Gurtekin-Demir 2002: 115). The other important distinction is in the quality of paint, wherein Ephesianising ware has dull white slips, dark glazes, and additional matt red colors while Ephesian ware had a brighter and finer white slip (Gurtekin-Demir 2002: 115).
Daskyleion (Turkey/Marmara)
