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Pottery in the Roman Period

Gempeler distinguishes the following types of Roman pottery.

table ware		kitchen ware
	plates		saucepan
	shallow bowls		casseroles
	deep bowls		open jars
	beakers		closed jars
no example in the Petrie Museum	tureens	no example in the Petrie Museum	amphoriskoi
	jars		amphorae
	bottles
no example in the Petrie Museum	cups

 

Samian (Sigillata) ware	late Roman/Byzantine	Roman lamps

further reading:

Gempeler 1992 (Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic Period pottery found on Elephantine)