How Things Make History : The Roman Empire and its terra sigillata Pottery

How Things Make History The Roman Empire and its terra sigillata Pottery

Bright red terra sigillata pots dating to the first three centuries CE can be found throughout the Western Roman provinces. The pots' widespread distribution and recognisability make them key evidence in the effort to reconstruct the Roman Empire's economy and society. Drawing on recent id...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Oyen, Astrid, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2021]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Amsterdam Archaeological Studies ; 23
Materias:
Material culture > Rome.
Pottery, Arretine > Social aspects.
Pottery, Roman > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Rome > Civilization.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424825406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 On avoiding retrospection
  • 2 Bright red shiny pots: is there more to terra sigillata?
  • 3 Practice before type: sigillata production at Lezoux (1st-2nd centuries AD)
  • 4 Points of redefinition: distribution, firing lists, and kiln loads (1st century AD)
  • 5 The question of stability: sigillata and 'Rhenish' wares between Lezoux and Trier (2nd-3rd centuries AD)
  • 6 Before meaning: reproduction and consumption of terra sigillata and 'Rhenish' wares in Essex (2nd-3rd centuries AD)
  • 7 Things in history/things as history
  • Appendix 1. Stamp assemblages
  • References
  • Index

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