The emergence of Lead-Glazed Pottery in the Late Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean : new investigations at Mytilene, Athens and Ostia
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en
Article de revue
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Hesperia. 2024-07-01, vol. 93, n° 3, p. 439-503
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
English Abstract
The circumstances and chronology of the emergence of lead-glazed pottery in the Late Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean remain heavily debated.This article presents a multidisciplinary discussion of pottery provenance and ...Read more >
The circumstances and chronology of the emergence of lead-glazed pottery in the Late Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean remain heavily debated.This article presents a multidisciplinary discussion of pottery provenance and glazing technology based on the analysis of 94 samples from three sites: Mytilene, Athens, and Ostia. Through a critical review of published data and comparisons with other glazed ceramics, we discuss the emergence of leadglazed pottery against the background of a highly interconnected, “global”world. We argue that mainland Greece played an important but hitherto unrecognized role in this development.Read less <
English Keywords
lead-glazed pottery
Roman Mediterranean
Late Hellenistic
Origin
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