Central Anatolian Banded Ware (CABW) is a decorated table ware, made in a fine fabric with a polished surface, with slipped decoration, mainly bands in three colors (red, grey/black and white), which are applied at the exterior or interior of bowls, cups and plates or jugs, jars, kantharoi and amphorae. CABW is located mainly in the central part of Asia Minor, especially in the Halys region (Kızılırmak river). In 1907 Robert Zahn defined a group of painted pottery found in Boğazköy, which shows a high quality in its workmanship, as so-called „Galatian Pottery“. He related this group of pottery to the Celtic Trokmer and with regard to that he wanted to link it to the La Tène Ware of the Danubian region. In 1963 Ferdinand Maier determin...
Characteristic of the CABW is the decoration, which shows a high quality and consists mainly
of horizontal painted bands in three colors, which can be arranged differently: red, grey/black and white.
The clay of the CABW is fine, hard fired and its color varies from light red to dark buff (5
YR 6/6- 7/6) with few mica and sand particles. The surface was polished in order to achieve a smooth shine. The form repertoire of the CABW ranges from bowls, cups, plates, jugs like lagynos, o...
Tavium (Turkey/Central)
