Byzantine Pottery
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Material
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.2.g of Designated List in force since 2011.
Includes undecorated plain wares, utilitarian tableware, serving and storage jars, special shapes such as pilgrim flasks, and can be matte painted or glazed, including incised "sgraffito" and stamped with elaborate polychrome decorations using floral, geometric, human, animal motifs; it is generally locally manufactured though places like Corinth were major producers.
Approximate date: 324 A.D. to 15th century
Example shown:
Glazed Plate with geometrical decoration
Material: Clay; Period: Mid-12th century A.D.; Provenance: Shipwreck of Pelagonneso, the island of Alonnesos, North Sporades; Place of Production: Mainland Greece; Dimensions: height - 4-4.5 cm. / diameter of rim - 23.5 cm. / diameter of base - 13.2 cm.
Warehouse of the archaeological site of Nea Agchialos, Magnesia