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Terra Sigillata footed bowl - HB.1004
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 2
nd
Century AD
to 3
rd
Century AD
Collection: Classical Antiquities
Style: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
£7,000.00
Location: Great Britain
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Terra sigillata is an archaeological
term that refers to a specific type
of both plain and decorated
tableware made in Italy and in
Gaul (France and the Rhineland)
during the Roman Empire. These
vessels have glossy surface slips
ranging from a soft lustre to a
brilliant glaze-like shine, in a
characteristic colour range from
pale orange to bright red; they
were produced in standard shapes
and sizes and were manufactured
on an industrial scale and widely
exported. Usually roughly
translated as 'sealed earth', the
meaning of 'terra sigillata' is 'clay
bearing little images' (Latin
sigilla). The archaeological term is
applied, however, to plain-
surfaced pots as well as those
decorated with figures in relief.
Terra Sigillata industries grew up
in areas where there were existing
traditions of pottery manufacture
and where the clay deposits
proved suitable, while their
distribution casts light on aspects
of the ancient Roman economy.
Red-glazed gloss ware footed bowl
with floral decoration in barbotine
- (HB.1004)
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