Western Oases Roman Painted wares
Egypt/Western desert
1st - 2nd centuries CE
Roman
General Information
This ware was used for open and closed table forms, including juglets, that were decorated with red or black paint on white slip or unslipped vessels.
This is a local red to yellow Kharga Oasis fabric. When it is used for tablewares, like Kharga Roman Painted Ware, the texture is fine with fewer shale and mineral inclusions. It is fired very hard and dense with a kind of vitrification on the surface. This fabric is likely from the same kaolinitic geological formation recognized in Aswan.
