Arretine ware cylindrical beaker with two zones of rouletting
Medium:Wheel thrown earthenware with slip and rouletting
Geography: Found in Ventimiglia, Italy
Date: c. 1-14 AD
Period: Late Augustan, Roman Imperial period
Object number: 918.6.39
Gallery Location:Eaton Gallery of Rome: Roman pottery
DescriptionArretine ware is a very fine, thin-walled ceramic, with a smooth glossy red-slipped surface. It is named after Arretium (modern Arezzo in north Tuscany). This prized table ware, made for serving food and drink, was produced from about 40 BC to AD 30. The modeling of the figures and the delicacy and balance of the mould-formed decorations in relief are Greek-inspired, often copying silver plate. Potters names are usually stamped on the floor of the vessel.
