Akhisar Arkeoloji Müzesi’nde Bulunan Bir Grup Roma Seramiği
A Group of Roman Ceramics in the Archaeology Museum of Akhisar

Summary/Abstract: As a result of the birth of the idea that a museum be established in Akhisar, The Museum of Akhisar, the foundation process of which was completed in 2012, was opened for visits. While a group of monuments, which was found in and around Manisa, the city with a rich cultural heritage, was under protection in the Archeology Museum of Manisa, with the opening of the Archeology Museum of Akhisar, they were started to be presented there. As for the subject of this essay, it is a group of Roman ceramics that was redounded to the Archeology Museum of Manisa via purchasing and confiscation in different times, and then transferred to the Archeology Museum of Akhisar. While some of these ceramics were found in and around Akhisar, Alaşehir and Gölmarmara, the place of discovery of some of them, unfortunately, is unknown. The Roman ceramics that are in the Archeology Museum of Akhisar are handled under four main titles according to their forms and functions. These are; plates, crater, mugs and jug. Among these four different groups of vases plates, with the highest number of samples (cat. No. 7-8), come first. These are followed by two samples of mugs (Cat. No. 7-8), and crater (Cat. No. 6) and jug (Cat. No. 9) with one sample from each. Among the ceramics in the collection of the museum, there are samples of groups as Eastern Sigillata group A, Eastern Sigillata group B and Sagalassos Red Slippeds. The Roman Ceramics of the Archeology Museum of Akhisar are dated in a long span of period between the 1st Century B.C and 3rd Century A.C. Moreover, most of the Akhisar samples bear close resemblance to many samples that are frequently found in Western Anatolia.

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