Raetian varnish
The Raetian varnish ware , also often referred to as Rhaetian ware , is the modern name for clay ware only produced in Roman Raetia and in the foothills of the Alps .
It is a hard-fired pottery with a dark brown to completely black, glossy coating. The surface is often with patterns like Barbotine decorated, notched edges and wheel pattern. Common shapes are small drinking bowls and pots. It is probably upscale tableware . The Raetian varnish was produced from the beginning of the 2nd to the 3rd century.
In the middle imperial period, besides the terra sigillata , other fine table ceramics with a glossy coating were often in use. Ceramics similar to Raetian ware are engobed ware in the Rhineland and Wetterau ware .
literature
- Karl Heinz Lenz : Fine ceramics. In: Thomas Fischer (Ed.): The Roman Provinces. An introduction to their archeology. Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8062-1591-X , pp. 290-293.