Thin Walled Pottery Research Papers (original) (raw)

This work describes Roman pottery found from 4 different sites in the town of Vinkovci, or Roman Cibalae. These sites (Vinkovci- Šokadija, Vinkovci - Varteks, Vinkovci - Muzej and Vinkovci - Komercijalna banka) have been excavated by curators from the Vinkovci City Museum. All of the sites are situated on the eastern side of the forum of Cibalae, and can be considered part of the same complex.
Analysis of Roman pottery from these four sites gives us an overview of the different types in use for over four centuries, i.e. from the 1st to the 4th century AD, when the
10. Typology of Roman pottery from Vinkovcicity of Cibalae flourished as an important urban center.
Despite the intensive so-called Romanisation of the 1st century AD and the introduction of imported shapes as well as technological innovations in pottery production, local pottery craft traditions remained prominent.. According to the material that was analyzed, the introduction of Roman technology to local pottery production can be seen from the mid-1st century AD onwards. Local traditions were preserved in the shapes of bowls and pots, in decoration, and in specific fabrics. The popularity of black-slipped pottery in typical Roman shapes during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD implies a legacy from previous periods.
Along with pottery in the Celtic tradition, imported Italic ware is more frequent by the end of the 1st century AD. This Roman ware consists of thin-walled pottery, terra sigillata, and some amphorae. Amphorae and mortars are definitive proof of the complete incorporation of Roman habits into local customs. Namely, amphorae are typical containers for Roman beverages and liquids, while mortars imply a change in eating habits influenced by Roman cooking.
The importation of expensive terra sigillata from Gaul and Germany is quite common in the 2nd century, but ceases by the mid-3rd century, i.e. when the workshops themselves stop producing. The most represented wares are typical products from the workshops of Rheinzabern, dating to the 2nd century AD. Pottery from Westerndorf, dated to the end of the 2nd and the first half of the 3rd century, is also well-represented. By the 2nd century AD, local workshops in Pannonia started producing their own relief pottery influenced by the big production centers in Gaul. The most prominent wares are the products of the workshop of Pacatus, the workshop X that could have been situated in Cibalae, and the workshop Viminacium - Margum (Siscia). Frequently encountered copies of terra sigillata with a simpler decoration could have also been produced in the workshops of Cibalae. The sigillata pottery has a special place in the provincial production. This type, which followed local patterns mixed with influences from western and eastern workshops, was characteristic of the 2st and 3rd century AD.
Many different shapes were produced, either from purified or coarse clay. Among them were bowls, tripod bowls, dishes, beakers, jugs, two-handled jugs, pots, pithoi, multi-handled vessels, strainers, incense burners, mortaria, vessels with a grid, etc. Glazed pottery is found in Pannonia by the 4th century, as is the case in Cibalae.
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Amphorae from the sites in Vinkovci were previously
published and provide insight into connections between
Cibalae and the rest of the Roman world