Red Slip Wares A SPATIAL STUDY OF LATE ROMAN FINE WARES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL AREAS AND EUROPE Lizanne Mollema 0 Image source Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/african-red-slip-ware-bowl-with- orpheus-and-the-animals-155324) 1 Red Slip Wares A Spatial Study of Late Roman Fine Wares in the Mediterranean Coastal Areas and Europe Lizanne Mollema BA Thesis ARCH 1043WY Prof.dr. J.A.C. Vroom Archaeology of the Near East Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology 15-06-2018 Final version 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Aims..................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Definition of terms .............................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Theoretical background .......................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Before Red Slip Wares ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Red Slip Wares .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 African Red Slip Ware ....................................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Cypriot Red Slip Ware ....................................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Egyptian Red Slip Ware ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.6 Phocaean Red Slip Ware ................................................................................................................... 15 2.7 Sagalassos Red Slip Ware .................................................................................................................. 16 3. General data ............................................................................................................................................ 18 3.1 Introductory remarks ........................................................................................................................ 18 3.2 General data ...................................................................................................................................... 18 4. Pottery type ............................................................................................................................................ 20 4.1 ARSW ................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 PRSW ................................................................................................................................................. 21 4.3 CRSW ................................................................................................................................................. 22 5. Date ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 5.1 1st century and before ....................................................................................................................... 26 5.2 2nd century......................................................................................................................................... 26 5.3 3rd century ......................................................................................................................................... 27 5.4 4th century ......................................................................................................................................... 27 5.5 5th century ......................................................................................................................................... 28 5.6 6th century ......................................................................................................................................... 28 5.7 7th century ......................................................................................................................................... 29 6. Vessel form ............................................................................................................................................. 30 6.1 Closed forms and lids ........................................................................................................................ 31 6.2 Deep bowls ........................................................................................................................................ 31 3 6.3 Dishes and flat-based dishes ............................................................................................................. 31 6.4 Plates ................................................................................................................................................. 31 6.5 Shallow bowls ................................................................................................................................... 32 7. Decoration............................................................................................................................................... 33 7.1 Vessel form ....................................................................................................................................... 34 7.2 Ware .................................................................................................................................................. 35 7.3 Date ................................................................................................................................................... 38 8. Discussion ................................................................................................................................................ 40 8.1 Pottery type ...................................................................................................................................... 40 8.1.1 ARSW .......................................................................................................................................... 40 8.1.2 PRSW .......................................................................................................................................... 41 8.1.3 CRSW .......................................................................................................................................... 41 8.2 Date ................................................................................................................................................... 42 8.2.1 1st-3rd century ............................................................................................................................. 42 8.2.2 4th-5th century ............................................................................................................................. 42 8.2.3. 6th-7th century ............................................................................................................................ 43 8.3 Vessel form ....................................................................................................................................... 44 8.4. Decoration........................................................................................................................................ 44 9. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Abstract ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 Samenvatting .............................................................................................................................................. 50 References .................................................................................................................................................. 51 Additional resources used in database ................................................................................................... 55 Websites ................................................................................................................................................. 56 List of Figures .............................................................................................................................................. 57 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................... 59 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 51 Appendix A: maps ......................................................................................................................................