We see it today, but what is it? An intriguing Figural Image on a Ceramic Vessel from Histria
We see it today, but what is it? An intriguing Figural Image on a Ceramic Vessel from Histria
Author(s): Iulia Iliescu, Irina AchimSubject(s): History
Published by: Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale Tulcea - Institutul de Istorie si Arheologie
Keywords: Romania; Histria; Late Antiquity; tableware; stamped decoration; province of Scythia; Christian symbols/iconography;
Summary/Abstract: The paper brings to the foreground a ceramic artefact discovered in 2023 in Histria, in the “Basilica with Crypt” Sector, in a trench located in the vicinity of the Christian monument. The item was discovered in a 6th century AD context in a fragmentary state of preservation. It belongs most probably to a large-sized plate and stands out for its decoration consisting of a partially preserved anthropomorphic representation and a graffito. The authors propose a contextual, typological and stylistic analysis of the fragment, which aims not only to reconstruct the technological and functional aspects of the ceramic fragment, but also to discuss the archaeological context that delivered it.
Journal: Peuce (Serie Nouă) - Studii şi cercetari de istorie şi arheologie
- Issue Year: 22/2024
- Issue No: XXII
- Page Range: 243-263
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
