Vessel, bowl, Roman, terra sigillata
Production date
2nd Century-5th Century CE
Country
Italy
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Object detail
Description
Large dish, intact with ridge foot. Reddish paste, reasonably fine texture, exterior red matt finish with some sparse black inclusions. Shallow bowl with foot ring base, slight depression on interior base, surrounded by and incised ring. Well developed rim which protrudes substantially outwards from the side of the vessel. Exterior is substantially encrusted, interior relatively clear but signs of erosion and wear. There is a scattering of small vesicles. There is some erosion around the rim and the foot.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Production date
2nd Century-5th Century CE
Measurements
H50mm x W210mm x D210mm
Media/Materials description
Clay
Slip (the surface would once have been more glossy, this has eroded over time. The surface finish was produced by dipping the bowl into a fine liquid clay slip).
Slip (the surface would once have been more glossy, this has eroded over time. The surface finish was produced by dipping the bowl into a fine liquid clay slip).
History and use
Roman red-ware pottery vessels were a common sight on tables throughout the Mediterranean following its mass production from the 3rd C BC. Plain, undecorated vessels such as this were relatively common place throughout the Empire.
Registration number
E40225
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